CPWI Hymnal ‎#418

418. I'm pressing on the upward way

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.
Tho' some may dwell where those abound,
my prayer, my aim, is higher ground. [Refrain]

3 I want to live above the world,
tho' 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

• First Line: I'm pressing on the upward way
• Author: Johnson Oatman Jr. 1856-1922 (1898)
• Refrain First Line: Lord, lift me up and let me stand
• Meter: L.M. with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Topic: General Hymns: Christian Vocation and Witness

Tune Information

• Name: HIGHER GROUND
• Composer: Charles H. Gabriel, 1856-1932 (1898)
• Meter: L.M. with Refrain
• Key: G Major