giv’n us The to has birthright God

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