Once I was sinkin' in sin
My soul was troubled within
A ladder was
sent down from heaven
After my sins were forgiven
I started out for higher ground
To climb the ladder
round by round
Well I'm climbin'
higher and higher
And I won't come down
The first round
was regeneration
The second was justification
The third a happy confession
And then the holy ghost
took possession
The next round
was great tribulation
That leads your soul
to glorification
Well I'm climbin'
higher and higher
And I won't come down
I'm gonna climb till I pass
the sun moon and stars
Jupiter Venus
Neptune and Mars
I'll bid farewell
to this old house of clay
And then I'll go runnin' up
the milky white way
First heaven
Second heaven
Still climbin' round by round
I'm climbin' for higher ground
Well well well well
I'm gonna climb till I pass
the sun moon and stars
Jupiter Venus
Neptune and Mars
I'll bid farewell
to this old house of clay
And then I'll go runnin' up
the milky white way
First heaven
Second heaven
Still climbin' round by round
I'm climbin'
for higher ground
Let it take you heaven
Second heaven
Still climbin' round by round
I'm climbin' for higher ground