On Higher Ground

1. I’m pressing on the upward way,
   New heights I’m gaining every day;
   Still praying as I’m onward bound,
   “Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.”
   • Refrain:Lord, lift me up and let me stand,
     By faith, on Heaven’s tableland,
     A higher plane than I have found;
     Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.
2. My heart has no desire to stay
   Where doubts arise and fears dismay;
   Though some may dwell where those abound,
   My prayer, my aim, is higher 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.
4. I want to scale the utmost height
   And catch a gleam of glory bright;
   But still I’ll pray till heav’n I’ve found,
   “Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.”
5. Johnson Oatman 1898

Galatians 2:20, “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”

I recently heard the classic old hymn, “HIGHER GROUND,” which prompted me to write this post, because we are supposed to be moving higher-and-higher in our walk with God each passing year. Are we closer to God today than we were a year ago? Are we as concerned about bringing lost souls to Jesus today as we were a year ago? Are we pressing on the upward way, new heights I’m gaining every day, still praying as I’m onward bound, Lord plant my feet on higher ground? …

It is my prayer to be more for God today than I was yesterday. May every day find us a better person. As Benjamin Franklin wisely said, “Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbours, and may every year find you a better man.” Unfortunately, Benjamin Franklin died a sinner’s death, having openly rejected Christ’s deity and the gospel.

Walk daily with God at your side!

Love always,

Ed