to birthright giv’n God us has The

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