birthright God has us The giv’n to

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