Higher GroundCharles Hutchinson GabrielJohnson Oatman, Jr., 1898

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bright; But still I’ll pray till heav’n I’ve found, “Lord, plant my feet on high er-hurled; For faith has caught the joy ful- sound, The song of saints on high er-may;- Though some may dwell where those a bound,- My prayer, my aim, is high er-day; Still pray ing- as I’m on ward- bound, “Lord, plant my feet on high er-

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ground.”ground.ground. Lord, lift me up and let me stand, By faith, on Heav en’s- ta ble- land, A high er-ground.”

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