Main message: Jesus releases us from the bondage of darkness, and fills our lives with glory.

Bible references:

• V1. (Mark 8:22-25)(John 9:1-7)

• V2. (Luke 8:26-35)

Keywords: alone, begging, blind, clutched, rags, shivered, shadows, Jesus, darkness flee, tempers, power, broken, tears, wiped away, gloom, glory, changed, stay, evil spirit, cut, possessed, captive, free

Interpretation notes:

• The melody turns to the minor key in the description of the blind beggar’s condition. 

• It returns to the major key and reaches the highest note on the name ‘Jesus.’

• The hymn is in two-part form. 

• The second part uses the same melody twice and repeats the last phrase of the first part at the end. 

• The word ‘changed’ can be emphasized with an allargando (slow down but get louder) and a fermata (hold the note longer).