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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Winston Wilson

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

It is one of those great hymns that reaches deep within and demands a higher level of commitment to the Lordship of Christ in our daily walk in this filthy world. It shakes the inner man to a level of discontent and inspires us to move forward in an upward path of growth in the Lord.


Akakabota Ogaga Alex

Warri, Delta, Nigeria

It's inspirational... God indeed is mighty and moves on men to do great works. God bless the composer with more knowledge and insights to do more to the Glory of God.


Sabrina

Kumasi, Ghana

Such a powerful song. It draws me closer to God any time I listen.


Caroline

Lagos, Nigeria

This song takes me so close to heaven every time I concentrate on the Wordings! It is AWESOME!

But I think the chorus line 2 is 'By Faith on heaven's Stable land or Canaan's Stable land and not 'Table land' at all!


Mercy Saidi

Nairobi, Kenya

I love this song. It uplifts my soul.


Daisy

Cape, Central, Ghana

Jesus is King!


Dr Festus Nsorom

Maryland, Enugu, Nigeria

The anointing of the composition is what moves this song. God's glory comes down when the song is raised. It is a song of hope for me. God bless the generation of the composer and the saints all over the world.


Feyi

Port Harcourt, Nigeria

This song is a masterpiece ever fresh to inspire, revive, renew my commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ and strengthen me in my walk with God. It gives me hope of eternal rest, reward on the last day when the race is over. Praise God. Amen.


Paul

Karu Site, Abuja, Nigeria

This is one of many other spiritual songs that can take you straight into the presence of God and away from this world and its troubles.

God bless the composer real good.


Edith

Dakar, Senegal

A lifting up song. I love it.

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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