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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." |
Lord, lift me up, and let me stand By faith on Canaan's tableland; A higher plane than I have found, Lord, plant my feet on higher ground. |
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My heart has no desire to stay Where doubts arise and fears dismay; Though some may dwell where these abound, My prayer, my aim, is higher ground. |
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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. |
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I want to scale the utmost height And catch a gleam of glory bright; But still I'll pray till rest I've found, "Lord, lead me on to higher ground." |
To be in the spirit is the key, the secret. In the spirit we will experience many wonderful things of Christ because we have crossed the Jordan and entered into Canaan. When we are in the spirit, we are in the rest, and we are in the Holy of Holies. Therefore, we must always renounce the natural man, the outer man. For example, many times in the Lord's work I was tempted by the enemy to quarrel with others. On those occasions I felt that my reason was right, that the case was mine, and that I had the doctrine to support me. Yet while I was trying to speak, something deep within restricted me and stopped me. In order to go along with that deep feeling, I had to drop my quarreling. Consequently, it seemed that I had nothing to say. But I can testify that every time I went along with the spirit, there was victory. If we take care of our spirit, the mighty One in our spirit will be our strength. We will be transcendent and victorious over many things. When we come to the meetings, we will come with many items of Christ to contribute, either in prayer, singing, giving a testimony, or speaking a short word. Philippians 4:13 says, "I am able to do all things in Him who empowers me." But where does Christ empower us? He empowers us in our spirit. Our mind is the stronghold and the open gate for the enemy, but our spirit is the base for the Lord to do His work. Thus, when we go along with the mind, we are defeated, even though we may be doing something good. But if we go along with the spirit, we will be victorious. We will be on a high mountain, on higher ground, and, in the words of a hymn, "on Canaan's tableland" (Hymns, #396). We will be in the heavens and will be transcendent.
Higher Ground
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Lagos, Nigeria
I was praying this evening fervently seeking for the Lord's guidance when all of a sudden l heard this song in my spirit man. I did not know most of the lyrics. l goggle it and l found all of the lyrics! My soul is so lifted! God is awesome!
Washington DC, United States
I woke up with this song on June 1st. I googled out the full lyrics and it has become part of my morning devotion songs ever since then.... really blesses my heart and sets me on every day💕🙏
United Kingdom
This song lifted my spirit at my prayer altar.
This song came to my heart during my quiet time, after singing my soul was uplifted.
Lagos, Nigeria
This really shifted my ❤️
PH, Nigeria
I woke up this morning with depression and this song came to my mind and I googled it and after singing I am relieved
Abuja, FCT, Nigeria
My soul got lifted with this song when my pastor in SOD sang this and I began to look for the full lyrics
Akure, Ondo, Nigeria
Been singing this song in my heart for more than a week, wishing it would be the chosen hymn in church. This morning, I decided to look it up here and sing it fully. It delights my heart.
Pfafftown, United States
I woke up this morning with this song on my heart! Though it’s a familiar song, I looked it up to sing every word. It’s such a blessing to me this morning. I thank God for His inspiration and love as I build a closer relationship with him.
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
This song is a blessing to me. LORD lift me up in JESUS name.