[Intro: Yolanda Adams]
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Mmm-hmm, mmm-hmm
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Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
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Ohh, mmm-mmhm
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Im movin, higher ground
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Ohh
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[Chorus: All, Yolanda Adams]
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Im movin on (Mmhm)
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Cant nothin stop me now
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(Mmm, yeah) Im pressin on
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(Higher ground) to higher ground
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(Mmm) Each step I take (Oooh)
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Is a new dawning of
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(Ohh, oh-ohh)
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A brand new day
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(Higher ground) For higher ground
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[Verse 1: Kim Burrell]
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Obstacles and situations, people, places, and things
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I must overcome, cause theres a battle to be won
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With my mind set on higher things
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These things have become my footstool
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Im determined to reach my goal
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I need peace for my soul
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[Chorus: All, Kim Burrell]
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(Ohh) Im movin on
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(Thats why Im movin on)
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Cant nothin stop me now
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(Im pressin on)
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Im pressin on
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(To higher ground) to higher ground
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(Mmm) Each step I take
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(Each step I take) Is a new dawning of
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(For my higher place) A brand new day
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(On my higher ground) For higher ground
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[Verse 2: Yolanda Adams, Mary Mary]
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Im pressin on, the upward way
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Brand new heights Im gaining, everyday
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No higher place, that I really have found
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(Lord plant my feet on) plant my feet on (On higher ground)
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[Pre-Chorus: Tina Campbell, Mary Mary]
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Forgetting what is (forgetting what) is already be (is already behind me)
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Ohh-ohh, oh, whoa
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(Im moving forward)
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Moving, yall, yeah (for whats ahead)
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[Chorus: All, Tina Campbell, Erica Campbell]
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(Im pressing on)
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Im moving on (Ooh, whoa)
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Cant nothin stop me now (Nothings gonna stop me)
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Im pressing on (Ooh, ooh)
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To higher ground (Yeah yeah, yeah yeah)
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Each step I take (Ohh, whoo) is a new dawning of (Yes, it is, yall, yeah)
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A brand new day (Yeah) for higher ground
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[Verse 3: Dorinda Clark-Cole, Karen Clark-Sheard]
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The race is not given to the swift
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Nor the battle to the strong
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But instead (??? ???)
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But we gotta stay strong and fight on
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Sometimes you feel like your foot might slip
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Cause its too much goin on
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Just realize your goal is greater than your struggle
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Just hold on and be strong
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[Chorus: All, Dorinda Clark-Cole]
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Im moving on
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(Im moving on)
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Cant nothin stop me now
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(Nothing, no-no-no)
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Im pressing on
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(Ooh, ooh-ooh) To higher ground (Ooh, ah-yeah)
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Each step I take (Oh, its the dawning of a new day)
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Is the new dawning of (A new day)
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A brand new day (Yeah, yeah) for higher ground
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Im moving on, cant nothin stop me now
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Im pressing on to higher ground
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Each step I take is a new dawning of
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A brand new day for higher ground
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[Refrain: Karen Clark-Sheard & Dorinda Clark-Cole]
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Be strong, and fight on
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But by all means, keep moving
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[Outro: Missy Elliott, Tweet, Both]
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Im a witness (Im a witness)
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For Jesus (Nobody but Jesus)
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When I was down, and no one was there
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He picked me up (Oh), and he carried me
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Im a witness (Im a witness)
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For Jesus (Nobody but Jesus)
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When I was down, and no one was there
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He picked me up (Oh), and he carried me
