Amy Grant

Songwriter: Amy Grant

Do you have a heavy heart?
'Cause you try to play the part
Of a life that you don't know
And now it's scaring you?
'Cause you're saying all the right words
But no one's ever heard
The voice that's crying out
Inside your heart....

Saying, please don't make me die for you
I've gotta make you see
That there's a part of me
I never want to lose
But if I have to die for you
Somehow let me see
That you're more than words--
I need a glimpse of you

But it sunk the church again
And the habit to pretend
Is stronger than you knew
Look how it's ruling you
But it's friends you try to blame
Oh, I've done it just the same
'Cause it's easier than answering to Him

You think that they're playing games
And leave and never act the same
And you don't want a part of their show
Yes, you think there's something more
But not inside these holy doors
Well, what are you looking for?

Yes, we have to die for Him
That's the struggle, don't you see?
'Cause it's the hardest thing
You'll ever have to do
But no, it's not impossible;
He's been waiting so long for you
But don't be afraid--
He knows the pain
Because He had to do it
For you, for you....

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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Never Alone (1980)

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