"Church, I'm Fully Saved To-Day" is a gospel blues song recorded by Blind Willie Johnson in 1930, with backing vocals by Willie B. Harris, sometimes identified as his first wife. It was released on Columbia 14582-D, as B-side to "The Soul of a Man".[1]

"Church, I'm Fully Saved To-Day"
Single by Blind Willie Johnson
Released	1930 (1930)
Recorded	Atlanta, Georgia, April 20, 1930
Genre	Gospel blues
Length	3:13
Label	Columbia (no. 150312)
Songwriter(s)	Unknown

The song is derived from the hymn "Fully Saved Today" by William J. Henry (words) and Clarence E. Hunter (music), published in 1911. It is in call-and-response format.[2] The subject-matter is said to be Psalm 96:2, "Sing unto the Lord, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day".[3][2] The words of the verses of hymn and song differ, but the refrains are similar. This is the refrain of the hymn:[4]

I am fully saved today,
I am in the narrow way;
And no evil can betide,
For I’m walking by my Savior’s side.

Recordings

• 1930 – Blind Willie Johnson
• 2006 – Low-Country Messiahs, on the album Biscuit Palace [5]

References

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