to has us The God giv’n birthright

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