CD1
- I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole 3:05
- Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed 3:14
- It's Nobody's Fault But Mine 3:11
- Mother's Children Have A Hard Time 3:23
- Dark Was The Night -- Cold Was The Ground 3:22
- If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down 3:10
- I'm Gonna Run To The City Of Refuge 3:24
- Jesus Is Coming Soon 3:13
- Lord I Can't Just Keep From Crying 3:03
- Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning 3:05
- Let Your Light Shine On Me 3:11
- God Don't Never Change 2:59
- Bye And Bye I'm Goin' To See The King 2:54
- Sweeter As The Years Roll By 2:47
CD2
- You'll Need Somebody On Your Bond 3:07
- When The War Was On 3:04
- Praise God I'm Satisfied 3:12
- Take Your Burden To The Lord And Leave It There 2:57
- Take Your Stand 3:02
- God Moves On The Water 3:01
- Can't Nobody Hide From God 3:23
- If It Had Not Been For Jesus 3:25
- Go To Me With That Land 3:06
- The Rain Don't Fall On Me 3:20
- Trouble Will Soon Be Over 3:09
- The Soul Of A Man 3:15
- Everybody Ought To Treat A Stranger Right 3:07
- Church, I'm Fully Saved To-Day 3:09
- John The Revelator 3:18
- You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond 3:10
Notes
If you've never heard Blind Willie Johnson, you are in for one of the great, bone-chilling treats in music. Johnson played slide guitar, and sang in a rasping, false bass that could freeze the blood. But no bluesman was he; this was gospel music of the highest order, full of emotion and heartfelt commitment. Of all the guitar-playing evangelists, Blind Willie Johnson may have been the very best. Though not related by bloodlines to Robert Johnson, comparisons in emotional commitment from both men cannot be helped. This two-CD anthology collects everything known to exist, and that's a lot of stark, harrowing emotional commitment no matter how you slice it. Not for the faint of heart, but hey, the good stuff never is.