Higher Ground

"I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."

Philippians 3:14

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.

My heart has no desire to stay

Where doubts arise and fears dismay;

Tho some may dwell where these abound,

My prayer, my aim is higher ground.

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.

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.

Chorus: 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.

Words, Johnson Oatman, Jr. 1892 Tune, Charles H. Gabriel, 1902