I'm pressing on the upward way

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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."
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Malcolm

Wonderful


Mounde Akor

Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States

Was preparing to have my evening devotional, and the song came to my spirit. Was very glad to hear the lyrics and my soul was blessed.


Ifeoluwa

Lagos, Nigeria

Great work


Alade

Abeokuta, Ogun, Nigeria

Waked up singing this song. To God be all the Glory


Abigail Twenewaa

Kumasi

Aww, thanks so much for the lyrics. I needed it for a faith up. God bless you!


Doreen Henry

Owings Mills, Maryland, United States

I just love this song, it has a lot of meaning to me.


Sandra Li

Serra, ES

One of my favorites! This is a beautiful song!


Carla

Thank you so much for making these lyrics available... I did not have a song book handy and I had forgotten some of the words... I plan to share this song with some of my Christian Counseling students in about 5 minutes.


Carlene L Knights

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Singing this in worship with my Mom. Lord lift me up... a higher plane.

Thank You Lord. Blessings, Body of Christ.


Rajkumar Dharmaraj

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

What a blessing to listen to this song, sing along with the lyrics, really blessed and refreshed this evening, thank you so much, God bless you.

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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