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Higher, Higher

Hymn on ONE LICENSE

Higher, higher, higher,higher

Author: Anonymous
Tune: [Higher, higher]
Published in 4 hymnals


Representative Text

1 Higher, higher, higher, higher,
higher, higher, higher, higher.
Lift Jesus higher!

2 Lower, lower, lower, lower,
lower, lower, lower, lower.
Stomp the devil lower!

3 Super, super, super, super,
super, super, super, super.
Supernatural power!

Source: Total Praise: songs and other worship resources for every generation #613

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Author: Anonymous

In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries. Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Higher, higher, higher,higher
Title: Higher, Higher
Author: Anonymous
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances in all hymnals

Instances (1 - 4 of 4)
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African American Heritage Hymnal #624

African American Heritage Hymnal #624

Songs of Fellowship #175

Songs of Fellowship #175
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Total Praise #613

Total Praise #613
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Zion still Sings #121

Zion still Sings #121
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