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Verses 20,21,22

Isaac by faith declared his race In Jacob and in Esau blest The younger by peculiar grace A nobler heritage possess’d.

By faith expiring Jacob knew Distinguish’d mercies to pronounce; His hands found out the happy two, And blest his favourite Joseph’s sons.

He raised himself upon the bed; Propp’d on a staff, he own’d his Lord; The patriarch bow’d his hoary head, His body with his soul adored.

Joseph by faith the flight foretold Of Israel’s afflicted race; God their hard bondage should behold, And lead them to the promised place.

Thither he will’d his bones to go, And take possession in their stead: His bones the promised land shall show; He claims his Canaan, though dead.