The birthright God has giv’n to us

The birthright God has giv’n to us

Must be our goal

our highest prize

For we’re the church of the first-born—

Let us our portion realize!

A double portion of the land

Was Joseph’s birthright—and ’tis ours

If we our garments keep from sin

And stay pure in temptation’s hour.

The priesthood was to Levi giv’n

As his inheritance—for he

Did count his family ties but loss

And owned God’s things supreme to be.

The kingship

Judah did receive

For tending to young Joseph’s need;

Through Benjamin’s adversity

He was his comforter indeed.

The double portion we would seek

The priesthood and the kingship too;

Make us so desperate

Lord

for Thee

That Thee

our birthright

we’d pursue.

We would be those who pay the price

Deny the soul

reject the self;

Ambitious for the birthright thus

We’d gain Thee

Lord

above all else.

The promise

Lord

’twas giv’n to us

Oh

let us ne’er this right despise;

Enflame us

Lord

to gain Thyself

And Thee

our birthright realize.