The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 ‎#274

274. Looking Upward

1 Looking upward every day,
Sunshine on our faces;
Pressing onward every day
Toward the heavenly places;
Growing every day in awe,
For Thy name is holy;
Learning every day to love
With a love more lowly;

2 Walking every day more close
To our Elder Brother;
Growing every day more true
Unto one another;
Every day more gratefully
Kindnesses receiving;
Every day more readily
Injuries forgiving;

3 Leaving every day behind
Something which might hinder;
Running swifter every day,
Growing purer, kinder—
Lord, so pray we every day,
Hear us in Thy pity,
That we enter in at last
To the holy city.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Looking upward every day
• Title: Looking Upward
• Author: Mary Butler (1881)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  2 Corinthians 7:1
  ;
  1 Thessalonians 4:3
• Topic: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; Christian Life: Holiness, Sanctification
• Notes: Perfecting holiness in the fear of God. II Cor. 7:1. This is the will of God, even your sanctification. I Thess. 4:3.

Tune Information

• Name: ST. KEVIN
• Composer: Authur Seymour Sullivan (1842-1900) (1872)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
• Key: G Major
• Notes: M.M. 100