SDA Hymnal 627
Jacob's Ladder
1We are climbing Jacob's ladder.
We are climbing Jacob's ladder.
We are climbing Jacob's ladder,
Soldiers of the cross.
2Every round goes higher, higher.
Every round goes higher, higher.
Every round goes higher, higher,
Soldiers of the cross.
3Sinner, do you love my Jesus?
Sinner, do you love my Jesus?
Sinner, do you love my Jesus?
Soldiers of the cross.
4If you love Him, why not serve Him?
If you love Him, why not serve Him?
If you love Him, why not serve Him?
Soldiers of the cross.
- Scripture
- Genesis 28:12; John 1:51
The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.5
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 57% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AAAB
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Verse 1
We are climbing Jacob's ladder.˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
We are climbing Jacob's ladder.˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
We are climbing Jacob's ladder,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Soldiers of the cross./˘˘˘/5B
Verse 2
Every round goes higher, higher./˘˘///˘/˘9A
Every round goes higher, higher./˘˘///˘/˘9A
Every round goes higher, higher,/˘˘///˘/˘9A
Soldiers of the cross./˘˘˘/5B
Verse 3
Sinner, do you love my Jesus?/˘˘˘/˘/˘8A
Sinner, do you love my Jesus?/˘˘˘/˘/˘8A
Sinner, do you love my Jesus?/˘˘˘/˘/˘8A
Soldiers of the cross./˘˘˘/5B
Verse 4
If you love Him, why not serve Him?˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
If you love Him, why not serve Him?˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
If you love Him, why not serve Him?˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Soldiers of the cross./˘˘˘/5B
Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.