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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.”
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I'm pressing on the
G7
upward
C
way,
New heights I'm
G
gaining every
D
day;
Still
D7
praying
G
as I
G7
onward
C
bound,
"Lord, plant my
G
feet on high
D7
er
G
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.
G
Lord, lift me up, and let me
D
stand
By faith on
D7
Canaan's table
G
land;
A higher plane than
G7
I have
C
found,
Lord, plant my
G
feet on
D7
higher
G
ground.
2
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.
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.
G
My heart has no
G7
desire to
C
stay
Where doubts
G
arise and fears
D
dismay;
Though
D7
some may
G
dwell where
G7
these
C
abound,
My prayer,
G
my aim, is
D7 G
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.
G
Lord, lift me up, and let me
D
stand
By faith on
D7
Canaan's table
G
land;
A higher plane than
G7
I have
C
found,
Lord, plant my
G
feet on
D7
higher
G
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.
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.
G
I want to live
G7
above the
C
world,
Though Satan's
G
darts at me are
D
hurled;
For
D7
faith has
G
caught the
G7
joyful
C
sound,
The song of
G
saints on
D7
higher
G
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.
G
Lord, lift me up, and let me
D
stand
By faith on
D7
Canaan's table
G
land;
A higher plane than
G7
I have
C
found,
Lord, plant my
G
feet on
D7
higher
G
ground.
4
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.”
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."
G
I want to scale the
G7
utmost
C
height
And catch a
G
gleam of glory
D
bright;
But
D7
still I'll
G
pray till
G7
rest I've
C
found,
"Lord, lead me
G
on to
D7
higher
G
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.
G
Lord, lift me up, and let me
D
stand
By faith on
D7
Canaan's table
G
land;
A higher plane than
G7
I have
C
found,
Lord, plant my
G
feet on
D7
higher
G
ground.
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Jin Mon, Delta, Nigeria
My Favorite Hymn.
Abuja, FCT, Nigeria
Glorious hymn...found it so timely.
Mowe, Ogun State, Nigeria
This hymn is my favorite and I love it so much.
Preroria, Gauteng, South Africa
God certainly want us to live life at a higher level than we often find ourselves living in. May His grace help us to enter the Higher grounds in Jesus name.
Kwale, Delta State, Nigeria
This hymm brings joy to my heart.
Atlanta, GA, United States
This hymn always brings tears to my eyes in awe of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
This hymn blessed my soul this morning. Glory be to God.
Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
I love this hymn too much. It keeps me pressing on in life no matter the problems that comes my way.
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Oh my God, My Godmother just sang this song at church today... And when I tell you that she have tore the house up, she did... Then she ask our pastor to join in... That was even better...
I Love Good Old Church Hymns... Just my kind of music! #PraiseGod
Accra, Ghana
This hymn also inspires me and lift my soul up.