Lyrics
Verse 1
I was working in town one afternoon
Attending some business affairs
I heard a commotion a couple streets over
And wondered, “What’s happenin’ there?”
A young man was running from in that direction
And stopped just to catch his breath
I asked him to please tell me what was the hurry
He smiled up at me and he said:
Chorus
I was trying to catch the crippled man
Did he run past this way?
He was rushing home to tell everyone
What Jesus did today
And the mute man was telling myself and the deaf girl
He's leaving to answer God's call
It's hard to believe but if you don't trust me
Ask the blind man, he saw it all
Ask the blind man, he saw it all
Verse 2
My friend if the troubles and burdens you carry
Are heavy and dragging you down
And you've tried everything you can possibly think of
But there's not relief to be found
That very same Jesus that altered the future
Of the blind man the deaf and the lame
Is still reaching out in your hour of trouble
One touch and you're never the same.
Chorus (Repeat)
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Meaning & Inspiration
The song uses a story-driven Southern gospel style to present the miracles of Jesus. Its opening verse places a witness in an ordinary town, where reports of healing are spreading. The chorus then turns three biblical signs — the lame walking, the mute speaking, and the blind seeing — into a series of word pictures. These images closely echo the answer of Jesus to John the Baptist in Matthew 11.
The second verse applies the narrative to trouble and burden, pointing to the same Jesus as present help. The closing wordplay, “Ask the blind man, he saw it all,” summarizes the message: the people who received healing become witnesses to the authority of Christ. The lyrics do not deny the weight of suffering; they answer it with a confession that Jesus remains capable of change. In this way, the testimony of physical restoration also serves as an invitation to trust the mercy and activity of Christ amid present need.
Related Scripture
- Matthew 11:4-5 Jesus points to the blind receiving sight, the lame walking, and the deaf hearing as evidence of His work.
- Mark 7:32-37 Jesus heals a deaf man who had difficulty speaking.