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