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It should come of no surprise, that Stairway to Heaven, the greatest rock song of all time by Led Zeppelin, the greatest band of all time, has also been the most frequently played song on radio since its' release in late 1971. Led Zeppelin, formed by their guitarist Jimmy Page, to meet contract obligations of Jimmy's previous band, the Yardbirds, first started out not as Led Zeppelin, but the New Yardbirds.

Stairway to Heaven is recognized as not only the #1 greatest rock song of all time, but also as "the one" song that can probably never be equaled, rivaled and definitely never be surpassed. This would be in terms of the very essence of how any song's conception begins - with the firing of the synapses in the composer's brain, to the final note or word of the song when it's ready for recording in the studio. In one word, Stairway to Heaven for millions is simply "heavenly."

Stairway to Heaven's beginnings go back to 1970 when the band was relaxing in Bron-Yr-Aur in Wales. It was first conceived by Jimmy Page (www.JimmyPage.com - the greatest guitarist ever was, is or will be!) who had various pieces of the song coming together on guitar. He introduced the beginnings of the guitar pieces to the band there in Bron-Yr-Aur, and Robert Plant quickly came up with the words. Stairway to Heaven was released for the band's 4th studio album which was untitled and commonly referred to as Led Zeppelin IV, Runes or 4 Symbols. John Paul Jones and John Bonham (RIP) also made significant contributions to the band's masterpiece and would not be the epic song of all time without all four band members coming together on this masterpiece, as they had on so many others. Jimmy's solo in "Stairway" is a guitar solo that surely came to him from heaven!

Stairway to Heaven, despite its length of 8:00 minutes, received nearly continuous airplay once it was released and quickly achieved "anthem" status. Just as impressive, this came at a time that nearly all songs being played by DJ's on radio stations were only 2-3 minutes in length, and most station managers refused to play songs longer than 2-3 minutes.

Stairway to Heaven
by Led Zeppelin

There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold
And she's buying the stairway to heaven.
When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for.
Ooh, ooh, and she's buying the stairway to heaven.

There's a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure
'Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings.
In a tree by the brook, there's a songbird who sings,
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven.
Ooh, it makes me wonder,
Ooh, it makes me wonder.

There's a feeling I get when I look to the west,
And my spirit is crying for leaving.
In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees,
And the voices of those who stand looking.
Ooh, it makes me wonder,
Ooh, it really makes me wonder.

And it's whispered that soon if we all call the tune
Then the piper will lead us to reason.
And a new day will dawn for those who stand long
And the forests will echo with laughter.

If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed now,
It's just a spring clean for the May queen.
Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run
There's still time to change the road you're on.
And it makes me wonder.

Your head is humming and it won't go, in case you don't know,
The piper's calling you to join him,
Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow, and did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind.

And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our soul.
There walks a lady we all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
How everything still turns to gold.
And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last.
When all are one and one is all
To be a rock and not to roll.

And she's buying the stairway to heaven.

Another epic Led Zeppelin song, also about Heaven, but this time the song is about a person's death and dying process, and wanting to go to heaven and knowing that Jesus is the way to heaven..... is "In My Time of Dying."

The song's roots were from "Blind Willie" Johnson, a Disciple of Jesus Christ, great blues guitarist, composer and street preacher from Beaumont, Texas.

Blind Willie wrote and composed many songs about Jesus and going to Heaven, and known for his love of the blues but especially for his love and hope for one day going to meet our Lord Jesus.

Blind Willie wrote "In My Time of Dying" which has been covered by many musicians including Bob Dylan and Led Zeppelin, who each took the song Blind Willie left behind, and updated it to their musical style. But it is Led Zeppelin's heart, soul, passion and feeling that has made this song uniquely theirs!

In my time of dying, want nobody to mourn
All I want for you to do is take my body home

Well, well, well, so I can die easy,
Well, well, well, so I can die easy

Jesus, gonna make up my dyin' bed.
Meet me, Jesus, meet me. Meet me in the middle of the air
If my wings should fail me, Lord. Please meet me with another pair

Well, well, well, so I can die easy,
Well, well, well, so I can die easy

Jesus, gonna make up.. somebody, somebody...
Jesus gonna make up... Jesus gonna make you my dyin' bed

Oh, Saint Peter, at the gates of heaven... Won't you let me in
I never did no harm. I never did no wrong

Oh, Gabriel, let me blow your horn. Let me blow your horn
Oh, I never did, did no harm.

I've only been this young once. I never thought I'd do anybody no wrong
No, not once.

Oh, I did somebody some good. Somebody some good...
Oh, did somebody some good. I must have did somebody some good...

And I see them in the streets
And I see them in the field
And I hear them shouting under my feet
And I know it's got to be real
Oh, Lord, deliver me
All the wrong I've done
You can deliver me, Lord
I only wanted to have some fun.

Hear the angels marchin', hear the' marchin', hear them marchin',
hear them marchin', the' marchin'

Oh my Jesus,
Oh my Jesus,
Oh my Jesus,
Oh my Jesus,
Oh my Jesus,
Oh my Jesus,
Oh my Je-sus

Oh, don't you make it my dyin', dyin', dyin'...

(Studio Chatter: "That's gonna be the one, isn't it? "
"Come have a listen, then. "
Oh yes, thank you.")

We are commanded by the Lord to "Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem." Psalm 122:1-9

1. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.

2. Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.

3. Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:

4. Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.

5. For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

6. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

7. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.

8. For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.

9. Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.

Please "Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem" Psalm 122:6

Our Lord God chose Jerusalem, as the City to place His Name there, "But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel." II Chronicles 6:6

"If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee (Jerusalem), let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy." Psalm 137: 5-6

We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one being with the Father.

Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.

On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father [and the Son].
With the Father and the Son
he is worshipped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. AMEN.

We believe Jesus is who He said he is. Believe and Trust in Him today, for there is no other way to Heaven, and you may not have tomorrow!

Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." John 14:6-7

"If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me... out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." John 7:37-38

Jesus Christ is God who He said He is. He is our promised Redeemer and the King of Kings. He is our loving Savior, our faithful Shepherd and our sovereign King! Through the cross, He brought us into an eternal and loving relationship with Himself that will last forever.

The Scriptures below will show you the way to enter into that relationship with Jesus, the Christ, our Lord and Savior. Start by following the "Roman Road to Salvation." Thanks to the Roman Road: www.TheRomanRoad.org

"For whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved." ~ Romans 10:13

How You Can Know God's Love:

"There is a God in Heaven who loves you as you are and not as you should be."

Yes... you are right... there is a God. You know that must be true. The heart of the human being longs for God, and logic demands divine existence.

While everyone believes God is... most sense separation from God. We know God must be holy and good. We see ourselves as unholy and not good. We conclude that God is angry with us and we cannot know Him.

Good News! This Testament of God's love is His Word to tell us that He loves us as we are. That love will save us from our sin and make us what we should be as God's children.

John 3:16
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life."

We hear Jesus say, "God so loved the world." God's love has no limitations. He loves "so". More than we can imagine. He loves everyone - not just some ones.

Romans 5:8 tells us that God loved us so that "when we were in our sin Christ Jesus came to die for us."

Romans 3:23
"for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,"

This verse tells us that all people have sinned. We have fallen short of God's intended purpose for us. God made us to know Him.... to receive His love and to love him in return.

For love to be love... for God to be God... and for humans to be humans.... God gave us a choice. We can choose to love ourselves and turn to our selfish pursuits. That is sin. In our sin we cannot know God and His love. The result of sin is that we are lost... separated from God.

Romans 6:23
"For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

Wages are just payment... due reward... what one has coming because of labor. The just payment for our sin is death.

Death here means spiritual insensitivity. When we are still in our sin, we have no life with God. We are alive physically but dead spiritually. If we continue in that condition, we will be separated from God for all eternity.

The wages of sin is death. but God's free gift is eternal life. While wages are earned, a gift is offered... no strings attached. God says He will give us eternal life - life with Him - in the place of sin's payment of death.

How can God remain true to His holiness and forgive unholy sinners? Because Jesus, His Son, has paid the price for sin by His death on the cross.

Second Corinthians 5:21 says, "He who knew no sin became sin for us, that we may be made the righteousness of God through Him."

Jesus arose from the grave to conquer sin and death for all who receive Him as God's free gift.

How can you receive God's free gift of love and life?

Romans 10: 9-10
"that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation."

A person receives God's free gift of love and life by placing faith in Jesus Christ. To believe is simply to take God at His word. With our heart (whole believing) we believe that Jesus is God's Son who died for our sin on the cross and arose from the grave to live in us as Savior and Lord.

To believe in Jesus will result in confessing that faith with one's mouth.

Do you acknowledge that your are a sinner?

Do you believe by faith that Jesus, God's Son, died for your sin on the cross?

Will you now confess Him as your Savior and Lord?

Romans 10:13
"for Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved."

This verse says that any person who will call upon the name of Jesus, the Lord, shall be saved.

To call means simply to ask in prayer. The verse does not require one to know more... do better... clean up one's life... or in any way try to add to what Jesus has done for us.

Will you now call upon Jesus to save you from your sin so that you can know God's love and forgiveness?

Pray like this: "Dear God, I confess that I am a sinner, and I am sorry. I need a Savior. I know I cannot save myself. I believe by faith that Jesus, your Son, died on the cross to be my Savior. I believe He arose from the grave to live as my Lord. I turn from my sin. I ask You, Lord Jesus, to forgive my sin and come into my heart. I trust you as my Savior and receive you as my Lord. Thank you, Jesus, for saving me."

When anyone calls on the Lord in this manner, that one is saved according to God's Word. If you pray a prayer of repentance and faith, you are saved. You have God's word on it.

If you have prayed this prayer to receive Christ as your Lord and Savior, why not record your decision to follow Jesus as follows. Often times, a good place to write this would be inside the cover of your bible:

Believing by faith that God loves me and sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to die for my sin and arise from the grave to live in me, I, _______, do this day, ________, repent of my sin and accept Jesus Christ as my personal Lord and Savior. According to the promise of God in Romans 10:13, I have called upon His name and have His word for the assurance of my salvation.

Blind Willie Johnson

www.BlindWillieJohnson.net

Keeping alive the memory of a Disciple of Jesus Christ, great blues
guitarist and composer and street preacher from Beaumont, Texas.

Blind Willie wrote and composed many songs about Jesus and going to Heaven, and known for his love of the blues but especially for his love and hope for one day going to meet our Lord Jesus.

Blind Willie wrote "In My Time of Dying" and covered by many musicians including Bob Dylan and Led Zeppelin, who each took the song Blind Willie left behind, and updated it to their musical style.

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