birthright has The to giv’n God us

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