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We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder is a spiritual. [1] As a folk song originating in a repressed culture, the song's origins are lost. Some academics believe it emerged as early as 1750, [ 3 ] and definitely no later than 1825, [ 4 ] and was composed by American slaves taken from the area now known as Liberia . [ 3 ]
The song lyrics and tune are loosely adapted from the earlier African American Spiritual song, [1] "We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder," which was written prior to 1825. [2] Later versions of "We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder" include the refrain "Rise and Shine and Give God the Glory, Glory."
5.6 We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder. 5.7 Children, Go Where I Send Thee. ... and that I am alive and well this Morning. Save me, O God, from Evil, all this Day long ...
An early version of "The Welcome Table" song in Hampton and Its Students (1874) indicating it was sung by a child who was separated from his mother in slavery. The Welcome Table (also known as the I'm Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table, or River of Jordan, or I'm A-Gonna Climb Up Jacob's Ladder or God's Going to Set This World on Fire) [1] is a traditional American gospel and African American folk ...
Picture of the Jacob's Ladder in the original Luther Bibles (of 1534 and also 1545). Jacob's Ladder (Biblical Hebrew: סֻלָּם יַעֲקֹב , romanized: Sūllām Yaʿăqōḇ) is a ladder or staircase leading to Heaven that was featured in a dream the Biblical Patriarch Jacob had during his flight from his brother Esau in the Book of Genesis (chapter 28).
Gospel Plow; The Gospel Train; H. He's Got the Whole World in His Hands; I. I Am a Pilgrim; I Shall Not Be Moved; I'm So Glad; J. ... We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder;
"Jacob's Ladder" is a song written by Cal Sweat, Brenda Sweat, and Tony Martin, and recorded by American country music artist Mark Wills. It was released in May 1996 as his debut single, and was served as the first single from his self-titled debut album .
"Jacob's Ladder" is a 1986 song written by Bruce Hornsby and his brother John Hornsby and recorded by Huey Lewis and the News. The song spent one week at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1987, [1] becoming the band's third and final number-one hit.