has birthright God us giv’n The to

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