Higher Ground

469 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.
                         Johnson Oatman Jr.
                         Hymns for the Family of God