to has The God us birthright giv’n

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