The God giv’n has us to birthright

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