| Once I was sinkin' in sin, my soul was troubled within. |
| A ladder was sent down from Heaven, after my sins were forgiven. |
| Started out for higher ground, we climbed the ladder round by round. |
| Well, I’m climbin' higher and higher |
| higher and I won’t come down. |
| The first round was regeneration. |
| Still climbin'. |
| The second, justification. |
| Still climbin'. |
| The third a happy confession, and then the Holy Ghost took possession. |
| Still climbin'. |
| The next round was great tribulation. |
| Still climbin'. |
| That leads your soul to glorification |
| Still climbin'. |
| 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 ol' house of clay and then I’ll go runnin' up the |
| milky white way. |
| First Heaven, I’m climbin' round by round. |
| Second Heaven, climbin' so hight I’ll never come down. |
| Oh Lord, 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 ol' house of clay and then I’ll go runnin' up the |
| milky white way. |
| First Heaven, I’m climbin' round by round. |
| Second Heaven, climbin' so hight I’ll never come down. |
| Oh Lord, still climbin' round by round. |
| I’m climbin' for higher ground. |