Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.
Billy Graham
Something for the weekend. On the week in which Billy Graham died there can only be one song: Just As I Am. In his crusades Graham used his hymn in his altar calls. Written by Charlotte Elliott in 1836 the hymn powerfully conveys the humble dependence of all Christians on the power, grace and mercy of Christ:
Just as I am – without one plea,
But that Thy blood was shed for me,
And that Thou bidst me come to Thee,
-O Lamb of God, I come!
Just as I am – and waiting not
To rid my soul of one dark blot,
To Thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot,
-O Lamb of God, I come!
Just as I am – though toss’d about
With many a conflict, many a doubt,
Fightings and fears within, without,
-O Lamb of God, I come!
Just as I am – poor, wretched, blind;
Sight, riches, healing of the mind,
Yea, all I need, in Thee to find,
-O Lamb of God, I come!
Just as I am – Thou wilt receive,
Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve;
Because Thy promise I believe,
-O Lamb of God, I come!
Just as I am – Thy love unknown
Has broken every barrier down;
Now to be Thine, yea, Thine alone,
-O Lamb of God, I come!
Just as I am – of that free love
The breadth, length, depth, and height to prove,
Here for a season, then above,
-O Lamb of God, I come!
Beautiful.
It’s hard to hear that without thinking of Graham.
Personally, I always thought How Great Thou Are was the song most identified with Billy Graham.
Not a Catholic but a Protestant preaching perfect contrition. Between Billy Graham and Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, which way could one turn but to repentance?
Your blog comes in a single letter linear format and. I can never read iit
Let’s not forget…
Billy Graham’s ‘Catholic’ Apotheosis
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Johnny Cash Is always off key.
And always right to the heart.
Bette Solomon, the blog always looks normal on a computer. the single letter linear happens when I try to read T-A-C on my phone. On Kindle I use auto rotate so the screen is wide and the the format is normal.