EACH DAY IS A STEP CLOSER
FROM TRIALS TO GLORY
A PLACE OF JOY FOR ETERNITY
SO EACH STEP I MAKE ON THAT STAIRWAY
BRINGS ME CLOSER THEN BEFORE I PRAY
WHERE ANGELS SING WORSHIP AND PRAISE
BEYOND THAT VEIL STANDS THAT PLACE
THE STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN I MUST CLIMB
EACH DAY A DAY CLOSER
TO SEE HIS HOLY FACE
HIS LAND OF GLORY
OF PEACE AND LOVE FOR ETERNITY
HIS ARMS OPENED WIDE
WHERE HE WAITS PATIENTLY
STREETS OF GOLD GATES WITH GEMS AND RUBIES
THERE MY MENTION INHERITANCE AWAITS ME
GUIDE ME OH LORD EACH STEP OF THE WAY
FROM EVER GOING ASTRAY
IF I FALL OR FOR A MOMENT AND TURN AWAY
LEAD ME BACK TOWARD HEAVEN'S STAIRWAY
WHERE I CAN BE BY YOUR SIDE FOREVER
TO SEE YOUR FACE FEEL YOUR LOVING EMBRACE
NOTHING IN THIS WORLD NOW OR EVER
COULD COMPARE TO WHAT YOU HAVE SHOWN ME
WHAT I FEEL AND SEE
UP THAT FINAL STEP ONE DAY I WILL BE
FROM THAT STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
THERE YOU WILL RECEIVE ME
TO NEVER AGAIN BE SICK ALONE OR FORSAKEN