I WILL TAKE ONE STEP UPON THIS LADDAR.
WHEN I REST I MIGHT TAKE ONE STEP MORE.
I BETTER NOT LOOK DOWN,
BUT I CAN LOOK AROUND
TO VISTAS I HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
EVERY TIME I STEP UP ON THIS LADDAR
I FIND SOMETHING GLITTERING LIKE GOLD.
AND SO I’M GONNA CLIMB,
FOR THE TREASURES I CAN FIND
REMIND ME THAT THIS LADDAR’S GONNA HOLD.
CHORUS
AND STEP BY STEP
I AM CLIMBING JACOB’S LADDAR,
HIGHWAY OF THE ANGELS
UP THROUGH HEAVEN’S BASEMENT DOOR.
AND EVERY RUNG GOES DEEPER
INTO THE PRECIOUS ARMS OF JESUS
WHERE THERE’S SAFETY IN THE LOVE THAT I ADORE
AND I WANT MORE AND MORE AND MORE
SOMEONE PUT A STICKER ON MY LADDAR
IT SAYS, “DANGER! DO NOT CLIMB BEYOND THIS STEP!”
SOMETIMES I BACK DOWN
OR JUMP TO SAFER GROUND
THEN LAND IN PLACES I ALWAYS REGRET.
SO I’LL TAKE ONE MORE STEP UPON THIS LADDAR,
AND THAT MAY BE THE BEST THING I CAN DO.
I KNOW I MIGHT FALL,
BUT I CAN’T SHAKE THIS CALL
TO CLIMB A LITTLE CLOSER, LORD, TO YOU
CHORUS
Jim Weber
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