Text: | Higher Ground |
Author: | Johnson Oatman, Jr. |
Tune: | HIGHER GROUND |
Composer: | Charles H. Gabriel |
1 I’m pressing on the upward way,
new heights I’m gaining every day;
still praying as I 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 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 heaven I’ve found,
“Lord, lead me on to higher ground.” [Refrain]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | I'm pressing on the upward way |
Title: | Higher Ground |
Author: | Johnson Oatman, Jr. (1892) |
Refrain First Line: | Lord, lift me up and let me stand |
Meter: | LM with refrain |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2010 |
Topic: | The Church on Mission: Perserverance; Perseverance |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | HIGHER GROUND |
Composer: | Charles H. Gabriel (1892) |
Meter: | LM with refrain |
Key: | G Major |
Media | |
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Audio recording: | Piano Harmony (auto-generated) |