to God has The birthright us giv’n

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