<TITLE>18. Par 161-167</TITLE>L-161 [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]... 'fore them fourteen different religions, of snake-worshippers and cow-worshippers, and everything. I said, "Gentlemen of the religions of this world, what can your religion produce towards this poor blind man standing here?" There he was, looked at the sun for twenty years. He's total blind. I said, "What can your religion do for this man?" Nothing in the world but offer him some kind of a mythical something out yonder that says, "Maybe someday Mohammed have mercy on him and save his soul. Maybe," that you think, "if he will still looking at the sun, and on and on, and keep his head that way, when he dies he will be saved."
I said, "He can't offer nothing. But the Blood of Jesus Christ, (Hallelujah.) can not only offer him Eternal Life, but can prove it right here in your presence, can give him back that sight that he once had back yonder." I said, "If he will do that, will you gentlemens of the religion of this world..." When, nearly hundreds of thousands of people that had been hearing that and had gathered in there... 'Course I couldn't get to that many to hear, 'cause you couldn't see that many." But I said, "Will you accept Jesus Christ if He will do it?" They raised up their hands, them black hands in the air, they would do it. I said, "Bring the gentleman here."
When he walked up there, I said, "Sir, you are blind. And if Jesus Christ will restore your sight, will you promise you'll serve Him?"
And he said, "I'll love Jesus Christ, and worship no other God but Him. If He will give me my sight back, I'll know that He raised from the dead."
I put my hands upon him. I said, "Dear God, as mortal hands, a working man, a sinful person; but if You're looking for holy hands, who'd have them? But I'm coming in a act of faith, that You told me to do it. And I'm coming, not to be smart or to make a boast, but I'm coming because You said they should do it. And I believe Your Word. And now, while thousands are here, just standing at the edge, and they're worshipping idols and everything else, let it be known tonight that You're the true and living God that raised up Jesus Christ from the dead, by giving this man his sight."
And the man, tears running down his cheek, he said, "I see." And down through the building he went as hard as he could go, with his sight. Oh, my.
 That's amazing grace! how sweet the sound,
 That saved a wretch like me!
 I once was lost, (out yonder, horse racing and everything else, on Sunday);
 I once was lost, but now I'm found,
 I was blind, but now I see.

L-167 Look, brother, it's this good, old fashion Holy Ghost religion.
 It's grace that taught my heart to fear,
 It's grace my fears relieved;
 How precious did that grace appear
 The hour I first believed. (Yes sir. Oh, my.)
 When we've been there ten thousand years
 Bright shining as the sun;
 We'll have no less days to sing His praise
 Than when we first begun. (Oh, my.)
 Through many dangers, toils and snares,
 I have already come;
 It's grace that taught me... or brought me, safe thus far,
 It's grace that'll carry me on.


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