Lyrics

I walked into the church that night Thought that I'd drop out of sight So I sat down I laughed in spite of all my blues It's really not the type of place I'm used To hangin' 'round I looked ahead and saw a man And watched him close as he began To speak that certain day And it seemed like something deep inside Had seized my soul and though I tried To shake it, it wouldn't go away It was as though the words he said Would echo back inside my head I almost cried I'd be a fool, so I supposed Then somehow got myself composed And held it inside I felt the blood rush through my wrist The tighter that I squeezed my fist Determined not to let conviction start Then with all my wisdom left behind I somehow saw that I was blind And slowly let his presence fill my heart As everyone stood to their feet I managed to somehow to repeat The prayer that they were praying Then I dropped my head and I dropped my eyes As suddenly I realized Just what I was saying Through trembling lips and streaming tears I ended all those wasted years Of dreams I'd built on sand Unloading all my guilt and wrong I somehow felt both weak and strong The night I took the Master's hand As I look back, remembering. I still recall How everything just seemed different than before How every house and bird and tree Was strangely beautiful to me And people were even more How could I have been so blind To rush through life and never find This rock on which I stand? But when I whispered deep that name I knew I'd never be the same The night I took the Master's hand But when I whispered Jesus' name I knew I'd never be the same The night I took the Master's hand