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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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Abuja, Imo, Nigeria
it makes me to remember that God is always with me
Umuahia, Abia, Nigeria
An awe inspiring hymn...it sparks a flame within my soul.
Colombo, Sri Lanka
I am so so blessed with the hymn. GOD BLESS.
Meclemburg, North Carolina, United States
I like this song. Asking God to plant you in His vineyard.
Cape Coast, Ghana
Wonderful song. Love the second verse especially. We sang this at church this Sunday.
London, Nunhead, United Kingdom
The words of this song sums up every desire in my heart. I feel so encouraged when I sing and meditate on the words. God bless the people who put these together.
Lagos, Nigeria
Higher ground in Jesus name.
Takoradi, Western Region, Ghana
What a melody to sooth our sorrows. I heard this song for the first at Deeper Life Easter retreat some 13 years ago and I was so touch by the words in the song, especially "My heart has no desire to stay where doubt arise and fear dismay". It's really touching and I always listen to it.
Los Angeles, California, United States
This is a powerful prayer point. We should press forward in our daily work with the Lord.
Abuja, Utako, Nigeria
This hymn has really blessed me very much.