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Higher Ground

Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr., 1856-1922 Hymnal: ToPr2011 #422 (2011) Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain Person Name: Charles H. Gabriel, 1865-1932 First Line: I'm pressing on the upward way Refrain First Line: Lord, lift me up, and let me stand Lyrics: 1 I’m pressing on the upward way, New heights I’m gaining ev'ry 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 tableland; 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 these 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 a 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, lead me on higher ground.” [Refrain] Topics: Aspiration; Faith; Heaven; Majesty and Power; Prayer and Intercession; Satan Scripture: Philippians 3:14 Languages: English Tune Title: HIGHER GROUND

His Eye Is on the Sparrow

Author: Civilla D. Martin, 1860-1948 Hymnal: ToPr2011 #124 (2011) Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.7.7.7 with refrain Person Name: Charles H. Gabriel, 1865-1932 First Line: Why should I feel discouraged Lyrics: 1 Why should I feel discouraged, Why should the shadows come, Why should my heart be lonely, And long for heav’n and home; When Jesus is my portion? My constant Friend is He: Refrain: His eye is on the sparrow, And I know He watches me; His eye is on the sparrow, And I know He watches me. I sing because I’m happy, I sing because I’m free; For His eye is on the sparrow, And I know He watches me. 2 “Let not your heart be troubled,” His tender word I hear, And resting on His goodness, I lose my doubts and fears; Though by the path He leadeth, But one step I may see; [Refrain] 3 Whenever I am tempted, When ever clouds arise, When songs give place to sighing When hope within me dies, I draw the closer to Him, From care He sets me free; [Refrain] Topics: Assurance; Burdens; Comfort; Freedom; Joy; Loneliness; Temptation Scripture: Matthew 6:26 Languages: English Tune Title: SPARROW

My Heavenly Father Watches over Me

Author: W. C. Martin Hymnal: ToPr2011 #125 (2011) Meter: 10.10.8.10 with refrain Person Name: Charles H. Gabriel, 1865-1932 First Line: I trust in God wherever I may be Refrain First Line: My heav'nly Father watches over me Lyrics: 1 I trust in God wherever I may be, Upon the land or on the rolling sea; For come what may, from day to day, My heav'nly Father watches over me. Refrain: I trust in God, I know He cares for me, On mountain bleak or on the stormy sea; Though billows roll, He keeps my soul, My heav'nly Father watches over me. 2 He makes the rose an object of His care, He guides the eagle through the pathless air; And surely He remembers me, My heav'nly Father watches over me. [Refrain] 3 I trust in God, for, in the lion's den, On battlefield, or in the prison pen; Through praise or blame, through flood or flame, My heav'nly Father watches over me. [Refrain] 4 The valley may be dark, the shadows deep, But oh, the shepherd guards His lonely sheep; And through the gloom, He'll lead me home, My heav'nly Father watches over me. [Refrain] Topics: Assurance; Burdens; Comfort; God's Hand in Nature; God The Father; Trust Scripture: Psalm 145:20 Languages: English Tune Title: HEAVENLY FATHER

He Lifted Me

Author: Charles H. Gabriel, 1865-1932 Hymnal: ToPr2011 #231 (2011) Meter: 8.8.8.6 with refrain Person Name: Charles H. Gabriel, 1865-1932 First Line: In lovingkindness Jesus came Refrain First Line: From sinking sand He lifted me Lyrics: 1 In lovingkindness Jesus came My soul in mercy to reclaim, And from the depths of sin and shame Thru grace He lifted me. Refrain: From sinking sand He lifted me, With tender hand He lifted me; From shades of night to plains of light, O praise His Name, He lifted me! 2 He called me long before I heard, Before my sinful heart was stirred, But when I took Him at His word, Forgiv’n He lifted me. [Refrain] 3 His brow was pierced with many a thorn, His hands by cruel nails were torn, When from my guilt and grief, forlorn, In love He lifted me. [Refrain] 4 Now on a higher plane I dwell, And with my soul I know ’tis well; Yet how or why, I cannot tell, He should have lifted me. [Refrain] Topics: Grace, Mercy, and Forgiveness; Jesus Christ His Atonement, Crucifixion and Death; Praise; Sin Scripture: Psalm 30:1 Languages: English Tune Title: HE LIFTED ME

An Evening Prayer

Author: C. Maude Battersby, 1856-1932 Hymnal: ToPr2011 #357 (2011) Meter: 10.10.10.4 Person Name: Charles Gabriel, 1856-1932 First Line: If I have wounded any soul today Lyrics: 1 If I have wounded any soul today, If I have caused one foot to go astray, If I have walked in my own willful way, Dear Lord, forgive! 2 If I have uttered idle words or vain, If I have turned aside from want or pain, Lest I offend some other through the strain, Dear Lord, forgive! 3 If I have been perverse, or hard, or cold, If I have longed for shelter in the fold, When Thou hast given me some fort to hold, Dear Lord, forgive! 4 Forgive the sins I have confessed to Thee; Forgive the secret sins I do not see; O guide me, love me, and my keeper be. Amen. Topics: Grace, Mercy, and Forgiveness; Guidance; Holiness and Purity; Sin Scripture: Psalm 51:1-2 Languages: English Tune Title: EVENING

Just When I Need Him

Author: William C. Poole, 1875-1949 Hymnal: ToPr2011 #390 (2011) Meter: 9.9.9.6 with refrain Person Name: Charles H. Gabriel, 1865-1932 First Line: Just when I need Him, Jesus is near Refrain First Line: Just when I need Him most Lyrics: 1 Just when I need Him, Jesus is near, Just when I falter, just when I fear; Ready to help me, ready to cheer, Just when I need Him most. Refrain: Just when I need Him most, Just when I need Him most; Jesus is near to comfort and cheer, Just when I need Him most. 2 Just when I need Him, Jesus is true, Never forsaking all the way thro'; Giving for burdens pleasures anew, Just when I need Him most. 3 Just when I need Him, Jesus is strong, Bearing my burdens all the day long; For all my sorrow giving a song, Just when I need Him most. 4 Just when I need Him, He is my all, Answering when upon Him I call; Tenderly watching lest I should fall, Just when I need Him most. Topics: Burdens; Comfort; God His Faithfulness; Guidance; Jesus Christ His Love and Mercy; Prayer and Intercession Scripture: Philippians 4:19 Languages: English Tune Title: GABRIEL

Since Jesus Came into My Heart

Author: Rufus H. McDaniel, 1850-1940 Hymnal: ToPr2011 #496 (2011) Meter: 12.8.12.8 with refrain Person Name: Charles H. Gabriel, 1865-1932 First Line: What a wonderful change in my life has been wrought Refrain First Line: Since Jesus can into my heart Lyrics: 1 What a wonderful change in my life has been wrought Since Jesus came into my heart! I have light in my soul for which long I have sought, Since Jesus came into my heart! Refrain: Since Jesus came into my heart, Since Jesus came into my heart, Floods of joy o'er my soul like the sea billows roll, Since Jesus came into my heart. 2 I have ceased from my wand'ring and going astray, Since Jesus came into my heart! And my sins, which were many, are all washed away, Since Jesus came into my heart! [Refrain] 3 I shall go there to dwell in that city, I know, Since Jesus came into my heart! And I'm happy, so happy, as onward I go, Since Jesus came into my heart! [Refrain] Topics: Cleansing; Inner Peace; Joy; Sin Scripture: Galatians 2:20 Languages: English Tune Title: MCDANIEL

Will the Circle Be Unbroken

Author: Ada R. Habershon, 1861-1918 Hymnal: ToPr2011 #581 (2011) Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Person Name: Charles H. Gabriel, 1865-1932 First Line: There are loved ones in the glory Lyrics: 1 There are loved ones in the glory Whose dear forms you often miss, When you close your earthly story Will you join them in their bliss? Refrain: Will the circle be unbroken by and by, yes, by and by? In a better home awaiting in the sky, in the sky? 2 In the joyous days of childhood, Oft they told of wondrous love, Pointed to the dying Savior, Now they dwell with Him above. [Refrain] 3 You remember songs of heaven Which you sang with childish voice, Do you love the hymns they taught you, Or are songs of earth your choice? [Refrain] 4 You can picture happy gath’rings Round the fireside long ago, And you think of tearful partings, When they left you here below. [Refrain] 5 One by one their seats were empty, One by one they went away, Now the fam'ly is parted, Will it be complete one day? [Refrain] Topics: Childhood; Everlasting Life; Family and Home; Heaven; Jesus Christ His Love and Mercy; Jesus Christ Savior Scripture: Ephesians 2:19 Languages: English Tune Title: UNBROKEN CIRCLE

Bless This House

Author: Betty D. Gadling Hymnal: ToPr2011 #445 (2011) Person Name: Betty D. Gadling First Line: Lord, we bow in adoration Topics: Blessings; Jesus Christ His Glory and Power; Jesus Christ His Love and Mercy; Prayer and Intercession; Sanctification; Worship and Adoration Scripture: Psalm 115:12 Languages: English Tune Title: [Lord we bow in adoration]

He Touched Me

Author: William J. Gaither Hymnal: ToPr2011 #268 (2011) Meter: 8.7.8.9 with refrain Person Name: William J. Gaither First Line: Shackled by a heavy burden Refrain First Line: He touched me, O, He touched me Topics: Burdens; Cleansing; Everlasting Life; Jesus Christ Savior; Joy; New Birth; Praise Scripture: Matthew 8:3 Languages: English Tune Title: [Shackled by a heavy burden]