2410. Higher Ground

1. I’m pressing on the upward way,
New heights I’m gaining every day;
Still praying as I’m onward bound,
Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.

Refrain
Lord, lift me up and let me stand,
By faith, on Heaven’s table land,
A higher plane than I have found;
Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.

2. My heart has no desire to stay
Where doubts arise and fears dismay;
Though some may dwell where those abound,
My prayer, my aim, is higher ground. [Refrain]

3. I want to live above the world,
Though Satan’s darts at me are hurled;
For faith has caught the joyful sound,
The song of saints on higher ground. [Refrain]

4. I want to scale the utmost height
And catch a gleam of glory bright;
But still I’ll pray till Heav’n I’ve found,
Lord, plant my feet on higher ground. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: I'm pressing on the upward way
Title: Higher Ground
Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr. (1898)
Refrain First Line: Lord, lift me up and let me stand
Language: English
Source: Songs of Love and Praise, No. 5, by John R. Sweney et al., 1898
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [I'm pressing on the upward way]
Composer: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel
Incipit: 55133 21621 65131
Key: G Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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