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