Determination

practic2300 on August 8th, 2015

1. The heights by great men reached and kept     Were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept,     Were rising up before the light. 2. We rise by things beneath our feet;     By mastery of good and gain; By vanquished ills we hourly meet,     By pride deposed and passion slain. 3. All […]

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practic2300 on August 8th, 2015

1. I am resolved no longer to linger, charmed by the world’s delight; Things that are higher, things that are nobler–these have allured my sight. Refrain I will hasten to Him, hasten so glad and free; Jesus, greatest, highest, I will come to Thee. 2. I am resolved to go to the Savior, leaving my […]

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practic2300 on July 9th, 2012

1. I am marching ahead, on the evil I tread,     As the troubles grow thicker all around me; But in God’s holy light, all my pathway is bright,     As I follow the steps of the Lamb. 2. I will firmly divide, ‘tween the wrong and the right,     For I want to walk only with my […]

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practic2300 on January 10th, 2012

1. For Canaan I’ve started, and on I must go,     Till all the bright glories of Eden I know; I’ve made no reserve, and I’m sure I will not lack,     While onward I journey and do not draw back. 2. My soul is on fire, with faith and with love,     I long to ascend to […]

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