Amy Grant

The water rose today
The river with the rain
Memories and picture frames
Are floating miles away
Through the wreckage and the mud
The ruins after the flood
She survived at 91, hmm

Some would have given up
Drowning in their tears
But on her wrinkled face
A smile appeared

When you face your greatest fear
Losing all that you hold near
Open up your eyes my dear
Oh how mercy looks from here

The call I couldn't take
Unbearable mistakes
A brilliant mind that fades away
A baby doll beside the grave

When you face your greatest fear
Losing all that you hold near
Open up your eyes my dear
Oh how mercy looks from here

I would have given up, drowning in my tears
If it wasn't for your voice all these years

When you face your greatest fear
Losing all that you hold near
Open up your eyes my dear
My dear

That's when boundless grace appears
Unseen angels hover near
Saints are singing loud and clear
Oh how mercy looks from here
Oh how mercy looks from here

Oh how mercy looks from here
Oh how mercy looks from here

The water rose today

By the time Amy Grant was nineteen, she was Contemporary Christian music’s most celebrated singer. Grant grew up in the Church of Christ where she sang for God two nights a week. As a teen, she decided to pursue a career in music, writing her first song while attending devotional meetings at her high school.

Grant recorded a demo while working as an intern at a recording studio and the owner was so impressed he signed her to his own label and released her first album Amy Grant in 1977. It spawned three top 10 songs on Billboard’s Christian Songs chart.

The following year, Grant began touring while balancing college studies. Her second album My Father’s Eyes was released in April 1979. At its record release party, she met future first husband gospel singer Gary Chapman. He’d written its title track, and it would become her first of many Christian Songs Chart-toppers. Her third album Never Alone came out in 1981 and features the #3 Christian Songs hit “Look What Has Happened To Me”.

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How Mercy Looks From Here

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How Mercy Looks From Here (2013)

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How Mercy Looks From Here