Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#313

313. Higher Ground

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 table land;
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 these abound,
My pray'r, 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, lead me on to higher ground.

Text Information

• First Line: I'm pressing on the upward way
• Title: Higher Ground
• Author: Johnson Oatman Jr. (1898)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  Philippians 3:13-14
• Topic: Ordinary Time: Week 22
• Notes: Text by Methodist preacher and insurance salesman Johnson Oatman Jr., from Songs of Love and Praise No. 5 (1898).

Tune Information

• Name: HIGHER GROUND
• Composer: Charles Gabriel (1898)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain
• Incipit: 55133 216
• Key: G Major or modal
• Notes: Tune HIGHER GROUND by American composer-compiler Charles Gabriel, from Songs of Love and Praise No. 5 (1898).