Story Behind The Song

In 1990 I was in my little demo studio in Garden Valley, Texas and had fully produced and recorded a demo of this song except lyrics and melody, which had yet to be written. A friend knocked on the door and I said, ?Hey, listen to this and give me some i

Song Description

This song is about the sad romance between a loving God and His creation. Regardless of what lengths He was willing to take to prove His love, the majority of mankind will reject him. ?Broad is the path that leads to destruction and many there be that ta

Lyrics

CLIMBING JACOB?S LADDER

In this garden ruin we eat bread of sweat
Our children born in pain, still we forget
So you looked upon our need and issued the call
You sent the best you had?but we killed them all
We trampled heaven?s pearls beneath our feet like it just didn?t matter
Still the angels ascend and descend
Climbing?climbing?climbing Jacob?s ladder

And so you sent your Son to this world of His
And in another garden He?s betrayed with a kiss
Our sentence carried out we washed our hands like it just didn?t matter
The lightning flashed, the mountain shook ?neath the weight of Jacobs ladder

And in the streets we went our separate way
And still you sent your invitation
And still we walked on by

The garden tomb was empty?save for the shroud
Someday He will return riding the clouds
Someday the sky will fall and we?ll shake our fist in the face of disaster
By the light of the blood-red moon the angels will disappear up Jacob?s ladder

And in the streets we go our separate ways
Still you send your invitation
And still we walk on by

Playlist Creator	Playlist Name	Date Added
willywep	summit	1/23/2018
PattyPaws	additional Bob Ayala	1/3/2010