Text:As Jacob with travel was weary one day
Tune:JACOB'S LADDER
Harmonizer:Gerald Hocken Knight (1908-1979)

590. As Jacob with travel was weary one day

1 As Jacob with travel was weary one day,
at night on a stone for a pillow he lay;
he saw in a vision a ladder so high
that its foot was on earth and its top in the sky:

Refrain:
Alleluia to Jesus who died on the tree,
and has raised up a ladder of mercy for me!

2 This ladder is long, it is strong and well-made,
has stood hundreds of years and is not yet decayed;
many millions have climbed it and reached Sion's hill;
by faith many millions are climbing it still: [Refrain]

3 Come let us ascend! All may climb it who will;
for the angels of Jacob are guarding it still:
and remember, each step that by faith we pass o'er,
some prophet or martyr has trod it before: [Refrain]

4 And when we arrive at the haven of rest
we shall hear the glad words, 'Come up hither, ye blest,
here are regions of light, here are mansions of bliss'.
O who would not climb such a ladder as this? [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: As Jacob with travel was weary one day
Refrain First Line: Alleluia to Jesus who died on the tree
Meter: 11 11 11 11 and refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 2013
Scripture: ;
Topic: Angels; Children and All-Age Worship; Discipleship (5 more...)
Source: From Christmas Carols Old and New, 1871 probably of 18th-century origin
Tune Information
Name: JACOB'S LADDER
Harmonizer: Gerald Hocken Knight (1908-1979)
Meter: 11 11 11 11 and refrain
Key: F Major
Source: 18th-century English carol melody
Copyright: © The Royal School of Church Music, 19 The Close, Salisbury SP1 2EB. All rights reserved.



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