has God us giv’n birthright to The

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