Monday, March 18, AD 2024 11:12pm

I Saw the Light

 

Something for the weekend.  I Saw the Light by Hank Williams.  Written by him in 1948 at age 25, it coveys the hunger for salvation that was always a part of Williams’ brief and tragic life.  Dead before he reached 30, Williams was a great talent, and he threw it all away with alcoholism and addiction to drugs, which shattered both his personal and professional life.  His life typifies what Christ spoke of in this parable:

The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.

However, that is not all there is to say.  This song has brought comfort to millions as they call upon Christ in this Vale of Tears.  I hope it weighed heavily in the balance when Williams appeared before the God he clearly loved.

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Foxfier
Saturday, December 27, AD 2014 8:48am

What a wonderful song to have stuck in one’s head– maybe one of the more…unconventional… Christmas songs, but the whole point of Christmas is that the Light has entered the world, no?

Edie Eason
Edie Eason
Tuesday, December 30, AD 2014 8:49pm

A fitting memorial. Hank died 62 years ago tomorrow. What a legacy he left us!

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