to God birthright giv’n us has The

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