Number: 465
English: 
Title: With Shield of Faith I Face the Foe
Name: Higher Ground
Words: Sam Jones
Music: Chas. H. Gabriel
Copyright: 
Meter: 
Form: 

With shield of faith I face the foe,
And know I shall not van¤quished be.
The God of mer¤cy ev¤er lives,
With power to save and suc¤cour me.

Chorus:
How bless¤ed those who now en¤dure,
Temp¤ta¤tion and the dai¤ly strife,
The God who can¤not lie hath said;
They shall re¤ceive the crown of life.

I feel I need the grace of Him
Who wres¤tled, watched and prayed that night
A¤lone in dark Geth¤sem¤a¤ne,
And put the cru¤el foe to flight.

Di¤verse temp¤ta¤tions oft we meet,
Our faith and pa¤tience thus to try,
And per¤fect con¤fi¤dence and love
In Him who in¤ter¤cedes on high.

He will not fail His cho¤sen seed,
Though fierce and long the war may rage,
All heav’n looks on with sym¤pa¤thy,
As in the con¤flict we en¤gage.

He knows the toil worn wea¤ry frame,
How oft un¤sta¤ble flesh would fail,
And so in mer¤cy He im¤parts
The strength and wis¤dom to pre¤vail.

It is His will, we should pos¤sess
This weak, this frail and mor¤tal clay,
And with the saints and mar¤tyrs prove
His grace suf¤fi¤cient all the way.