Pretty Amazing Grace

Album: Home Before Dark (2008)
Charted: 49
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  • Pretty amazing grace is what You showed me
    Pretty amazing grace is who You are
    I was an empty vessel
    You filled me up inside
    And with amazing grace restored my pride

    Pretty amazing grace is how You saved me
    And with amazing grace reclaimed my heart
    Love in the midst of chaos
    Calm in the heat of war
    Showed with amazing grace what love was for

    You forgave my insensitivity
    And my attempt to then mislead You
    You stood beside a wretch like me
    Your pretty amazing grace was all I needed.

    Stumbled inside the doorway of Your chapel
    Humbled in God by everything I found
    Beauty and love surround me
    Freed me from what I fear
    Ask for amazing grace and You appear

    You overcame my loss of hope and faith
    Gave me a truth I could believe in
    You led me to a higher place
    Showed Your amazing grace
    When grace was what I needed

    Look in a mirror I see Your reflection
    Open a book You live on every page
    I fall and You're there to lift me
    Share every road I climb
    And with amazing grace You ease my mind

    Came to You with empty pockets first
    When I returned I was rich man
    Didn't believe love could quench my thirst
    But with amazing grace You showed me that it can

    In Your amazing grace I had a vision
    From that amazing place I came to be
    Into the night I wandered
    Wandering aimlessly
    Found Your amazing grace to comfort me.

    Pretty amazing
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    You overcame my loss of hope and faith,
    Gave me a truth I could believe in.
    You led me to that higher place
    Showed me that love and truth and hope
    And grace were all I needed Writer/s: NEIL DIAMOND
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 9

  • Major Eye Roll from Dallas, TxNeil Diamond: I don’t know what the song is about. It means different things to different people.

    Commentors: No!! This song is only about one thing!! I think it’s about a woman/Jesus, so that is the only meaning!!!
  • Dgg from DallasI just spoke with Keith Allynn (a Neil Diamond cover artist) in Arlington TX and he confirmed that Neil Diamond is a Messianic Jew. Neil came to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ shortly before 2008.
  • Vince from Central FlSo when the lyrics say, he stumbled in the doorway of your chapel. That means this song is about a women. No he is singing about God, Jesus. On this same album he made Man of God. He has changed.
  • Kevin Smith from Dallas, TxProbably not about Jesus or a Messiah. Neil Diamond is Jewish. He is known as the "Jewish Elvis". A great song.
  • David Angel from UkThis is about a woman giving him hope and meaning . Nothing about the fictitious Jesus .
    All those thinking it about a so called Messiah can keep clutching at straws and get real.
  • Frances Mitchell Wood from Kingston JamaicaThis song tells me that Neil had an encounter with God that transformed His life. He also praises God for His blessings. I am praying for his healing because it would be an opportunity for him to glorify the Lord. In one of his songs He said God touched a lame man and He's gonna fly. May God make him fly again...Hallelujah
  • Deacon Man from Webster, NyGail, I don't think this is about the love of a woman at all. It is about the amazing grace of our Lord Jesus. Listen very carefully to the words and be blessed by His love!
  • Gail from Las Vegas, NvTHANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, NEIL DIAMOND! The lyrics are beautiful in pointing out how a man can appreciate a good woman, like myself. With 60 years of life experiences, this song speaks directly to my heart and soul. I am so grateful for Pretty Amazing Grace and listen to it as often as I can.

    Gail Bongiovi
  • Teresa from Mechelen, Belgium"Pretty Amazing Grace" a very good comeback of Neil Diamond; I love it.
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