orchidee

Persevering Progressions

Tune: Cranbrook

(\'On Ilkley Moor baht\'at)

(Also one tune to \'O for a thousand tongues to sing\')

Philippians 3 v.13-15

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I say that I have not attained

Not attained

To perfection as yet

Yet I my heart and mind have set

I labour on, desire whet

With Christ, His mighty power (x2)

Enabling each hour

 

For Christ He has each one here called

Has here called

And us He apprehends

He does see all our needs, them tends

His gracious favour lends

And so I do press on (x2)

Before me He has gone

 

One thing I do,  I do forget

Do forget

Those things which are behind

I reach forth, thus I seek and find

To things ahead, defined

I press toward the mark (x2)

To the Lord\'s voice I hark

 

Pressing towards Him, the high prie

The high prize

Of God, His high calling

To know Him here in everything

Worship and praise Him bring

So let us have this mind (x2)

Be to Him full aligned

 

Let us go on, and not stand still

Not stand still

Nor retreating backwards

But more of Him known, understood

Following Him, He good

\'Til by His grace we all (x2)

Gain the prize of His call