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