The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4075

4075. Looking Upward Every Day

1. Looking upward every day,
Sunshine on our faces;
Pressing onward every day
Toward the heavenly places;

2. Growing every day in awe,
For Thy name is holy;
Learning every day to love
With a love more lowly;

3. Walking every day more close
To our elder brother;
Growing every day more true
Unto one another;

4. Leaving every day behind
Something which might hinder;
Running swifter every day;
Growing purer, kinder—

5. Lord, so pray we every day:
Hear us in Thy pity,
That we enter in at last
To the holy city.

Text Information

• First Line: Looking upward every day
• Title: Looking Upward Every Day
• Author: Mary Butler
• Meter: 76.76
• Language: English
• Source: Mrs. Brock's Children's Hymn Book, 1881
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: ST. KEVIN, Arthur S. Sullivan, 1872

Tune Information

• Name: EXCELSIOR
• Composer: Josiah Booth, 1852-1929
• Meter: 76.76
• Incipit: 34571 23371 43234
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain