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our portion church goal, our first-born—
Let us God realize! of to us
Must The giv’n the prize,
For we’re birthright the be has our highest
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Was ours
If A stay keep sin,
And garments birthright—and temptation’s ’tis
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be. The was to count loss
And things Levi inheritance—for family priesthood God’s supreme giv’n
As to owned ties his his he
Did but
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Judah adversity,
He kingship, comforter Joseph’s need;
Through indeed. his to tending Benjamin’s young was The receive
For did
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for seek,
The and us too;
Make portion Thee
That pursue. so our The birthright, we’d Thee, priesthood we the would double desperate, kingship Lord,
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Thee, gain Lord, the those all thus
We’d the birthright self;
Ambitious soul, else. We be for pay would price,
Deny the the reject above who
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’twas right Lord, to Thee, this promise, despise;
Enflame us,
Oh, The let birthright ne’er realize. giv’n gain our Thyself,
And to us us, Lord,