birthright has God to giv’n us The

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