We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder

Written by: [Traditional]
Language: English
Comments: aka "Jacob's Ladder". African American spiritual based in part on the Biblical story of Jacob's Ladder. It was developed some time before 1825, and became one of the first slave spirituals to be widely sung by white Christians. A number of artists have recorded notable versions of it, and it was used as one of the main themes in the critically praised documentary The Civil War.
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Versions

Title	Performer	Release date	Info
Jacob's Ladder	Harrod's Jubilee Singers	1922
Jacob's Ladder	Pete Seeger	March 1960	Live
Jacob's Ladder	Pete Seeger with Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon	1960	Live
Heaven, Heaven - Oh Mary, Don't You Weep - Jacob's Ladder - Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen - Ro…	Bing Crosby and His Friends	February 1961	Medley
Medley: Jacob's Ladder – When the Saints Go Marching In	Dale Evans with The Jordanaires	1969	Medley
We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder	Rose Maddox with The Vern Williams Band	1983
Jacob's Ladder	Holly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert, Pete Seeger	1985	Live
Jacob's Ladder	E.C. Ball with Orna Ball	1996	Released more than 10 years after its recording
We Are Climbing	Norman & Nancy Blake	April 20, 2004
Jacob's Ladder	Bruce Springsteen	April 25, 2006
Jacob's Ladder	Howling Brothers	2009
We Are Climbing	Beverly Smith and Carl Jones	2009

	Title	Performer	Release date	Info
i	Jacob's Ladder	Robin Petrie	1991
i	Jacob's Ladder - My Dancing Day	Robin Petrie	1991	Medley
i	We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder	Jim Gibson	1999
i	Jacob's Ladder - Help Me To - Amazing Grace	Paul and Brenda Neal	2005	Medley
i	We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder	Doug Young	July 3, 2019