Verse 1
One sat aloCne beside the higAhway beDmgging
His eyes were bliGnd, the light he could not sCee
He clutched his rG#ags and shivered in the shaCdows
Then JeGsus caCme and bDmid his darkGness flCee
Chorus
When JeAsus coDmmes the temGpter's pow'r is broCken
When JeAsus coDmmes the teaGrs are wiped awCay
He takes the gloCom and fills the life with glFory
For all is chanCged when JeGsus comes to stCay
From home and frieCnds the evil spiArits drDmove him,
Among the tomGbs he dwelt in misCery;
He cut himG#self as demon pow'rs posseCssed him,
Then JF#dimesus camCe, and sGet the captive frCee
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