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Theme Time!

Devotions: Senior Staff Mt.

"Good Morning, Campers!  I'm Mrs. Mackey." 
This theme was used at a real camp where Miss Sarah attended as a 
camper, junior and senior counselor and missionary

Theme Verse:  
"If ye then be risen with Christ, 
seek those things which are above, 
where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
Set your affections on things above, 
not on things on the earth." 
        Col. 3:1. 2      

Theme Song:  

"Show me, oh Lord, 
Thy highest mountain peaks,
And as I thither climb be Thou my Guide;"
Hold me obedient to the Voice that speaks
Urging me upward, closer to Thy side.

What if the climb is steep, the way is rough?
I ask that Thou wouldst keep my eyes on Thee,
Making no half-attempt seem good enough;
Let it be all or nothing, Lord, from me.

But as I climb, Lord, keep my soul from pride
Lest in my zeal I should be led to boast
I climbed, and make not Jesus glorified--
Jesus, who gave unto the uttermost.

So Lord, I live, always unsatisfied,
Unless by Thy victorious love and grace
I may live reaching up towards Thy side
MY MOUNTAIN PEAK--TO SEE THEE FACE TO FACE!"

    Prayer Song:     

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.

"To every soul there openeth
A way, ways and a way.
The high soul taketh the high way;
The low soul taketh the low;
And in between on the misty flats
The rest drift to and fro."

MORE SONGS, QUOTES, AND POEMS
ABOUT CLIMBING WITH CHRIST!

"Come up higher!
From the lowland and the mire,
From the vain pursuit of self,
From the attitude of self,
Come up higher."

"In the early hours of morning,
Before the darkness is gone,
I see o'er the hills a brightness,
A light, that beckons me on.
And it calls, 'Come up from the valleys,
Enveloped in smoke and fog,
Come up to the hills that strengthen,
And bring thee nearer to God.
Come up from the valleys--
Out of the dust and heat;
Where thou dost sweat from weary toil,
And thorns do tear thy feet!
Come up to the hills and be joyful;
For here is a peace untold.
Here is strength for the nations,
Where the mysteries of God unfold.'"

"Have you answered the mountain's summons
In the crimson and gold of fall?
Have you wandered out in the forest 
And heard the out-door call?

Have you stood on the mountain's summit 
And gazed down the sunset's trail,
And watched the mists of the evening
Wrap the silent hills in their veil?

You will feel the joy of living
In the beauty of earth and sky,
And your ear may catch the murmur
Of angels passing by.

Come out, ye weary people,
Lift up your eyes from the sod,
Come drink in the mountain's grandeur
And list to the voice of God.

And high in the silent mountains,
As you gaze on the hills below,
The taint of the earth will leave you,
The pride in your heart will go.

You will see the smile of the Maker
In the midst of the sentinels grand,
You will get a glimpse of the power
And skill of the Master's hand."

"The heights by great men reached and kept
Were not attained by sudden flight;
But they, while their companions slept,
Were toiling upward in the night."
--Longfellow

"God...set me upon a very high mountain.
Behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine
ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall show thee; for to the intent that I might show them unto thee art thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest..." Ezekiel 4:2, 4

"On the mountain top above the world below,
Where the fruits of victory in abundance grow,
There the streams of blessings flow
from fountains of His grace,
I've been on the mountain top, and seen His face!
I have left the valley lowlands long ago,
On my pathway brightly beams a heavenly glow;
Lifted in His arms to heights I thought
could never be mine,
I've been on the mountain top by grace divine!"

HIGHER GROUND

"I'm pressing on the upward way
New heights I'm gaining every day;
Still praying as I onward bound,
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 these abound,
My prayer, my aim, is higher ground.

I want to live above the world,
Though Satan's darts at me are hurled;
For faith has caught the joyful sound,
The song of saints on higher ground.

I want to scale the utmost height,
And catch a gleam of glory bright;
But still I'll pray till Heaven I've found,
Lord, lead me on to higher ground."

Chorus:
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.

BEULAH LAND

"Oh Beulah Land, sweet Beulah Land,
As on the highest mount I stand,
I look away across the sea,
Where mansions are prepared for me,
And view the shining glory-shore,
My Heaven, my Home forevermore."

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