giv’n has us birthright God The to

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