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