19. 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 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 those abound,
My prayer, my aim, is higher ground.

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.

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.”

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
Publication Date: 2013
Tune Information
Name: [I'm pressing on the upward way]
Composer: Charles H. Gabriel (1902)
Incipit: 55133 21621 65131
Key: A♭ Major



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