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