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I'm Pressing Toward the Goal

Representative Text

1 I’m pressing on my way to glory,
The blood of Christ has saved my soul,
And yonder is the prize before me;
I’m pressing tow’rd the goal.

Refrain:
I’m pressing on,
I’m pressing on tow’rd the shining goal,
I’m pressing on,
I’m pressing tow’rd the goal.

2 I’m pressing on my way to glory,
God’s will doth now my life control;
With angel-keepers hov’ring o’er me,
I’m pressing tow’rd the goal. [Refrain]

3 I’m pressing in the strength supplied me,
His strength He gives me as I run;
His precious blood has sanctified me,
And I am pressing on. [Refrain]

Source: The Joy Bells of Canaan or Burning Bush Songs No. 2 #9

Author: Charles Price Jones

Charles Price Jones born December 9, 1865, near Rome, Georgia. He grew up in Kingston, Georgia, and attended the Baptist church. He was converted in 1884 while living in Cat Island, Arkansas. In 1885 he was called to the ministry and began preaching. In 1888 he attended Arkansas Baptist College and taught school in Grant County, Arkansas. He preached and pastored several Baptist churches. After asking God for a deeper experience of grace and fasting and praying for three days, Jones experienced a closeness with God, and in 1895, along with other Baptist holiness adherents, who taught that a second work of grace can cleanse the Christian of original sin. They started a holiness movement in the Baptist church, and he began teaching holiness i… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: I'm pressing on my way to glory
Title: I'm Pressing Toward the Goal
Author: Charles Price Jones (1904)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: I'm pressing on
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Golden Sunshine #63

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The Joy Bells of Canaan or Burning Bush Songs No. 2 #9

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