Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal ‎#628

628. As Jacob With Travel Was Weary

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,
And has raised up a ladder of mercy for me.

2 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]

3 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
• Title: As Jacob With Travel Was Weary
• Refrain First Line: Alleluia to Jesus who died on the tree,
• Meter: 11.11.11.11.Ref.
• Publication Date: 1985
• Scripture:
  Genesis 28:12
• Topic: Christan Life: Pilgrimage
• Source: 18th century

Tune Information

• Name: JACOB'S LADDER (English)
• Arranger: G. H. Knight (1908-1979)
• Meter: 11.11.11.11.Ref.
• Incipit: 51111 32122 22432
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: 18th century English carol melody

Tune Information:

Music reprinted by permission of the executors of the late Gerald H. Knight.