Higher Ground, a Gospel Hymn by Charles Gabriel, Arranged for harp by Elizabeth Brosha. Filmed live on the Anniversary Trail, in Los Alamos, NM
(After carrying the harp on a 10 minute hike to the lookout point, this poor harp had a hard time staying in tune, but its rare to get an outdoor recording with no car noise around! )
Words by Johnson Oatman written in 1892:
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.
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.