**Lyrics Below — “Going Up That Mountain”** is our unplugged acoustic version-new gospel-blues song, performed in the style of late-1960s and early-1970s Southern soul, gospel, and blues-rock, with the kind of raw band energy associated with Delaney & Bonnie Bramlett and the Memphis/Stax tradition. Built on a steady upbeat full-time groove, the track combines acoustic and electric blues guitars, warm bass, Hammond organ, piano, audible hand percussion, loud congas, female backing singers, and punchy Stax-style Memphis soul horns. The sound is gritty, joyful, determined, and spiritually urgent, with warm analog character, a dry forward baritone lead, and a wide band mix that keeps the instruments present alongside the vocal.
**Dedicated to Bonnie Bramlett.**
The lyric follows a spiritual journey of repentance, baptism, perseverance, and faith: going down to the river, leaving pride behind, walking the narrow way, and pressing onward toward the mountain of the Lord. The female backing singers reinforce the communal gospel feel with short harmonies and response lines, while the instrumental arrangement keeps the song rooted in blues, Southern soul, and late-’60s/early-’70s musical style.
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[Verse 1]
Going up that mountain
Going up the mountain of the Lord
Oh, I’m going up that mountain
Going up to the mountain of the Lord
Gonna make my way up the narrow way
Ain’t gonna turn around, ain’t gonna go astray
[Verse 2]
I’m heading down to the river
Heading down to the river to get baptized
Oh, I’m heading down to the river
Gonna go down and get baptized
Stop being foolish, throw away my pride, and gonna choose to be Holy and wise
Mercy Mercy Mercy Lord I Cry
Lord all my sins I now despise
Gonna follow you now Jesus-Lord, with every new sunrise
Lord, Have mercy!
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
I’m going up that mountain
Oh, gonna climb that mountain so high
Lord, Lord, Lord
By Your grace alone this pilgrim will arrive
Pressing onward toward the heights
Keeping my eyes upon the prize (Jesus)
Gonna see my Lord when I get up there
Where the saints will never cry
So I’m going up that mountain
To be with my Lord the Most high
[Chorus]
You can go up that mountain
Oh, you can go up that mountain so high
You gotta seek the Lord with all your soul and heart
And from His word you'll never depart
You gotta be baptized, filled with the Holy Ghost
Put your faith in Jesus He's The Most
You gotta believe, (Believe)
believe in the Lord
He will see you safely through
[Outro]
[Verse 2]
I’m heading down to the river
Heading down to the river to get baptized
Then I’m going up that mountain
Oh, gonna climb that mountain so high
Lord, Lord, Lord
By Your grace alone this pilgrim will arrive
Pressing onward toward the heights
Keeping my eyes upon the prize (Jesus)
Pressing onward toward the heights
Keeping my eyes upon the prize (Jesus)
I’m going up that mountain (going up that mountain)
Oh, gonna climb that mountain so high
I’m going up that mountain (going up that mountain)
Oh, gonna climb that mountain so high
