has to us God giv’n The birthright

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