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Text:I'm to the Highlands Bound
Author:Charles P. Jones
Tune:[My eyes are on the mountain top]
Composer:Charles P. Jones

216. I'm to the Highlands Bound

1 My eyes are on the mountain top,
I’m running for my life,
I’ve left old Sodom to the flames,
With all its sin and strife.

Refrain:
I’m to the Highlands bound,
I’m seeking higher ground;
I can’t remain in all the plain,
I’m to the Highlands bound.

2 The angel voice has come to me,
And cautioned me to go,
And now obedient to His word,
I leave this land of woe. [Refrain]

3 They called me crazy as I left,
They laughed at my alarm;
But I have heard the Saviour’s voice,
I’m running from the storm. [Refrain]

4 Some started with me and looked back,
But forward yet I press;
I’m bound to reach the mountain top,
In holiness and peace. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: My eyes are on the mountain top
Title: I'm to the Highlands Bound
Author: Charles P. Jones
Refrain First Line: I'm to the Highlands bound
Language: English
Publication Date: 1977
Scripture:
Topic: Determination
Tune Information
Name: [My eyes are on the mountain top]
Composer: Charles P. Jones
Key: a minor or modal



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