[Opening Refrain] The blessing taken cannot be recalled, A word once spoken stands over all. Hands may deceive and garments may lie, But hunger and favor have prices to buy. [Verse 1] Two sons struggled before they were born, One came red, one held the heel in the morn. Esau loved fields and the hunt's open air; Jacob stayed near to the tents and the fare. A bowl of red pottage, a birthright despised, An oath in the hunger, a treasure minimized. [Verse 2] Years bent Isaac and darkened his sight; He called for venison before final night. Rebekah heard and prepared the disguise, Goatskins on hands and deception in lies. The voice sounded Jacob, the garments smelled wild; The father laid blessing upon the wrong child. [Chorus] Dew from heaven, fatness of earth, Nations in service, authority's birth. Esau came crying when nothing remained; One bitter blessing and one hatred gained. [Bridge] The house split open; the promise moved on, But exile would follow before the next dawn. [Final Refrain] The blessing taken cannot be recalled, A word once spoken stands over all. The younger departed, the elder burned sore; A family would carry that wound evermore.