In this song, Brandon sings.... "I climbed a mountain and built an altar...." He had a personal encounter with God. An altar represents a place and occasion where we have a personal encounter with God. There might not always be a physical altar, but we can certainly be an altar established in our hearts. In Genesis 28, the Lord met Jacob in a crisis and the next day he built an altar.
Genesis 28:20-22 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear so that I return safely to my father’s household, then the Lord will be my God and this stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth.”
Thought about this after listening to this song today... since I studied Genesis 28 in Bible study on Wednesday.