I've Been To The Mountain

©Deborah Bolack 2004
Pianist Mrs. Susan Carlson
Soloist Crystal Krause
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I’ve been to the mountain with Jesus.

I went there to meet him alone.
In silence I climbed up that mountain,

his voice up ahead leading on.
I knew when I reached my dear Saviour,

he’d have all the answers I need.

Blue skies opened up all around me

when Jesus met me at the peak.
~
Yes, I’ve been to the mountain with Jesus,

high above the clouds of my life,
where the Son shone warm on my face,

and my vision was cleared by his light.
~ 

I’ve been to the mountain with Jesus;

a trip he required of me.
He sent me by way of a valley;

a way that I never had been.
He knew that I needed to go there,

to find my way back to his grace.
I finally came to the summit

when broken I fell to my face.
~

Yes, I’ve been to the mountain with Jesus,

high above the clouds of my life,
where the Son shone warm on my face,

and my vision was cleared by his light.
~
I’ve been to the mountain with Jesus.

He carried me there on his wings.
Transfigured, I saw him before me,

as never before I had seen.
My heart overflowed with thanksgiving;

his praises I started to sing.
The world disappeared down below me;

I worshipped my Saviour and King!
~
Yes, I’ve been to the mountain with Jesus,

high above the clouds of my life,
where the Son shone warm on my face,

and my vision was cleared by his light.
~
Where the Son shone warm on my face
and my vision was cleared by his light.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Some mountain top experiences have occurred when I’ve gone to a quiet place alone to seek the Lord’s guidance. Some have been when he’s had to bring me through a trial to draw me back to himself, and other times, he’s allowed me to see him in all of his glory, and worship at his feet. Still others seem to encompass all of those in one amazing trip to the mountains!

On one particular occasion, the Lord gave me a one of a kind mountain top experience! I'd been visiting with a lady who was very enthusiastically talking about her faith and her experiences. She seemed to be so busy doing what she felt the Lord had called her to do. I went home that evening realizing that I had lost that zeal, and feeling like I was doing very little to serve my Lord and Saviour.
The previous day, my pastor had preached on the reasons God gives mountain top experiences. Although I saw no mountains on my horizon, I started reading through the notes I had taken during the message, and soon a song began to form. But somewhere in the midst of writing, I felt the need to just be in a quiet place with the Lord. This isn’t easy in a house full of kids, so my only option was the bathroom. I went in and knelt down and began to pray, not really knowing what I was praying about. I just knew my dry heart and spirit needed to hear from my Lord, and soon I was on my face. I truly don’t recall the words I prayed, but the Lord responded to the cry of my heart, and my longing for his touch.
Later that day, when Brian came home from work, I said, “Did you know there’s a mountain in our bathroom?” I’m sure he thought I’d lost it, but the mountaintop I experienced as I lay on our bathroom floor was more like a mountain range than one individual peak! I truly had been to the mountain with Jesus, and the song I wrote that day flowed from my heart as freely as the tears flowing down my cheeks.
Soon after this, we had a family reunion, where I was able to spend time with a cousin that I hadn’t seen since we were teenagers. In spite of there being a house full of people, the Lord gave me the opportunity to witness to her for more than an hour. I knew that this never could have happened had I not first met Jesus on that mountain. He knew I needed to go there to find my way back to his grace, before he could ever use me to reach someone else!

Luke 6:12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went up into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
Genesis 22:2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah;and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
Matthew 17:1,5 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart. While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
2 Peter 5:5c,6 for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.