us has The birthright giv’n to God

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