God birthright to us giv’n The has

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