How Mercy Looks From Here

AMY GRANT How Mercy Looks From Here Lyrics
1.If I Could See(What The Angels See)

Lyricist:Amy Grant/Marshall Altman
Writer(s):Amy Grant/Marshall Altman

If I could see what the Angels see
Behind the walls beneath the sea
Under the avalanche through the trees
Gonna be a mystery
If I could see what the Angels see

If I could hear what the Angels hear
The thunderous sound of a crashing tear
Holy holy in thy ear
I'd never doubt that God is near
If I could hear what the Angels hear
If I could hear what the Angels hear

If I could know what the Angels know
That death is just a swinging door
And spirits go where spirits go
While I'd feel like they'd never show
If I could know what the Angels know

If I could stand where the Angels stand
And watch the world while God commands
And see how love designed his plan
If I could stand where the Angels stand
Oh If I could stand where the Angels stand

If I could see what the Angels see
Behind these walls to you and me
And let the truth set me free
While I would live life differently
If I could see what the Angels see
If I could see what the Angels see
If I could see what the Angels see
If I could see what the Angels see


2.Better Not To Know

Lyricist:Amy Grant/Cindy Morgan/Marshall Altman/Jeremy Bose
Writer(s):Amy Grant/Cindy Morgan/Marshall Altman/Jeremy Bose

We sowed our seeds
Watered with tears
Waiting for signs of growth
Took months of days
And then took years.
We took our steps
We took our falls
Somewhere along the way
We just got lost
And we lost it all.
Nothing ventured nothing gained
The risk of living is the pain
And what will be will be anyway

Oh, it's better not to know
The way it's gonna go
What will die and what will grow
It's better not to know

Those tiny stems became these trees
With dirt and storms
And sun and air to breathe
Like you and me
And some fell down
And some grew tall
And those surviving twenty winter thaws
Have the sweetest fruit of all
But innocence and planting day
Are both long gone
So much has changed
And if we got to do it all again ...

Oh it's better not to know...


3.Don't Try So Hard

Lyricist:Amy Grant/Ben Glover
Writer(s):Amy Grant/Ben Glover

Another Monday comes and I just wanna breathe
'Cause it's a long, long week for someone wired to please
I keep taking my aim, pushing it higher
Wanna shine bright, even brighter now
Wish I would tell myself

Don't try so hard
God gives you grace and you can't earn it
Don't think that you're not worth it
Because you are
He gave you His love and He's not leaving
Gave you His Son so you'd believe it
You're lovely even with your scars
Don't try so hard

Do you remember how the summers felt when we were kids?
Oh, we didn't think much about it, we just lived
Taking our time, beautiful leisure
When did we start, trying to measure up
And all this time, love has been trying to tell us

Don't try so hard
God gives you grace and you can't earn it
Don't think that you're not worth it
Because you are
He gave you His love and He's not leaving
Gave you His Son so you'd believe it
You're lovely even with your scars
Don't try so hard

Don't try so hard

Don't try so hard
God gives you grace
You can't earn it
Stop thinking you're not worth it
Because you are
He gave you His love and He's not leaving
Gave you His Son so you'd believe it
You're lovely even with your scars
Don't try so hard


4.Deep As It Is Wide

Lyricist:Eric Paslay
Writer(s):Eric Paslay

There's a place at the edge of the sky
Where there's a love deep as it is wide
The weak are strong, the hungry are all fed
And there's a breeze from the angels flying overhead
Oh yeah

And there's a path, a glorious light
That guides you up the mountainside
And at the top, if you could you'd cry
Cause you see pure love for the very first time

Deep as it is wide

Every breath taking me closer
Every step leading to paradise
They say the faithful get to go there
I believe there's a love
Deep as it is wide

And I hear, when you get to the river
You look back for the very last time
And when you cross, you get washed off forever
Hurry up boy, eternity's on the other side

Deep as it is wide

Every breath taking me closer
Every step leading to paradise
They say the faithful get to go there
I believe there's a love
Deep as it is wide
I believe there's a love

Like grace pouring out, far as the eye can see
Singing praises up to a King
Cause He died, for a crown
Deep as it is wide

Every breath taking me closer
Every step leading to paradise
They say the faithful get to go there
I believe there's a love
I believe
I believe there's a love
I believe there's a love
Deep as it is wide
Deep as it is wide
Deep as it is wide

There's a place at the edge of the sky
Where there's a love deep as it is wide


5.Here

Lyricist:Amy Grant/Marshall Altman/Molly Reed
Writer(s):Amy Grant/Marshall Altman/Molly Reed

What does all this beauty mean?
It captures my attention and I'm speechless
Sunset, Tennessee, colors burn across the sky
Slowly fading golden rays
Greet the moon and kiss the day goodbye
And I do, I understand
Is this Your voice, saying 'Here I am'?

I am here in the dark
In the quiet of your heart
I am here in your corner of the sky
I'm the light that fades away
At the turning of this day
I am here, I am here
Here, yeah

What does all this music mean?
The rhythm of a heartbeat and the symphony of every living thing
Ringing throughout time
The song of every single soul
In harmony our voices intertwined
And when did all begin?
Was it Your voice, saying 'Here I am'?

I am here in the dark
I'm the music in your heart
I'm the song in every corner of the sky
I am here in the light
In the thunder late at night
I am here, I am here
Here, I am here

I am here in the dark
I'm the song in your heart
I'm the missing piece that you've had all along
I am here when you call
When you rise and when you fall
I am here, I am here
I am here, I am here
Here, here
I am here
Here, here


6.Shovel In Hand

Lyricist:Amy Grant
Writer(s):Amy Grant

Life can change in the blink of an eye
You don't know when and you don't know why
'Forever Young' is a big fat lie
For the one who lives and the one who dies

I watched my son - shovel in hand
Go from bulletproof boy to a full-grown man
The cool dark dirt on the casket lands
Nineteen years old and he's buryin' a friend
Goodbye two boys, hello one man

This son of mine will leave in the fall
New friends might ask why he stand so tall
His life was changed with a telephone call
Not even he understands it all

I watched my son - shovel in hand
Go from bulletproof boy to a full-grown man
The cool dark dirt on the casket lands
Nineteen years old and he's buryin' a friend
Goodbye two boys, hello one man

I watched my son - shovel in hand
Go from bulletproof boy to a full-grown man


7.Golden

Lyricist:Amy Grant/Marshall Altman/Chris Eaton
Writer(s):Amy Grant/Marshall Altman/Chris Eaton

You are young for a moment
For a moment, you are young
And your song and your story
Well it's only just begun
And the roads you will follow
Only time will tell
Some will feel like Heaven
Some like Hell

But you are loved, you are golden
And the circle won't be broken
When you sail into the shadow of the storm
Every son, every daughter
When you're out on troubled water
Just hold on, just hold on
You are loved, you are loved
You are loved, you are golden

Can you stand in the stillness
In the stillness can you stand
Cause you'll always dream of flying
But everybody lands
In this world full of voices
Screaming in your ear
Only in the quiet will you hear

You are loved, you are golden
And the circle won't be broken
When you sail into the shadow of the storm
Every son, every daughter
When you're out on troubled water
Just hold on, just hold on
You are loved, you are loved
You are loved, you are golden
You are golden
You are golden

You are loved, you are golden
And the circle won't be broken
When you sail into the shadow of the storm
We are sons, we are daughters
In this world of troubled waters
Just hold on, just hold on
Just hold on, just hold on
You are loved, you are loved
You are loved, you are golden
You are loved, you are loved
You are loved, you are golden
You are golden
You are golden


8.Our Time Is Now

Lyricist:Amy Grant/Jon Foreman/Marshall Altman
Writer(s):Amy Grant/Jon Foreman/Marshall Altman

January, February, March,
The days are marching forward
April, May, June and July
They fly like a hummingbird
August, September, October
The year is almost over
November, December arrive
Another year, come and gone

Time is illusion
Time is a curse
Time is all these things and worse
But our time is now, ohhhhh
Yes, our time is now, ohhhhh
Let us sing before our time runs out

The sound of your laughter, your smile
These things are never changing
But Monday I blink and it's Friday
I wish we could slow it down
Saturday, Sunday, now Monday
Another week starting over
Seconds to minutes to hours
Here's what I've found

Time is illusion
Time is a curse
Time is all these things and worse
But our time is now, ohhhhh
Yes, our time is now, ohhhhh
Let us sing before our time runs out

I wanna sing before my time runs out


9.Not Giving Up

Lyricist:Amy Grant/Marshall Altman/Luke Laird/Molly Reed
Writer(s):Amy Grant/Marshall Altman/Luke Laird/Molly Reed

If you think you're gonna fail
Well, you're probably gonna fail
So tell me, what was all the dreaming for?
And if you think you're gonna lose
Well, you're probably gonna lose
So what's the point in trying anymore?

What you're looking for, you'll find
It happens every time

I'm not giving up,
Not giving up on you
You can say you've had enough
But I won't stop calling,
I'm not giving up,
Not giving up on you
Not giving up on you

When your fragile heart is breaking
And your confidence is shaken
I can tell you that we've all been there before
The first step is hard to take
But it's a choice you gotta make
When life is waiting through that open door

I wish that you could see
The way you look to me

I'm not giving up,
Not giving up on you
You can say you've had enough
But I won't stop calling,
I'm not giving up,
Not giving up on you
Not giving up on you

Oh, not so long ago,
You pulled me through

So I'm not giving up,
Not giving up on you
Even if the rain comes down
And your sky is falling
I'm not giving up,
Not giving up on you
You can say you've had enough
But I won't stop calling,
I'm not giving up,
Not giving up on you
You know we can work this out
If we just keep talking
I'm not giving up,
Not giving up on you
Not giving up on you

Cause is you think you have a chance
Then you really have a chance
I hope you know that I believe in you


10.How Mercy Looks From Here

Lyricist:Amy Grant/Eric Paslay
Writer(s):Amy Grant/Eric Paslay

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...


11.Greet The Day

Lyricist:Amy Grant/Cindy Morgan
Writer(s):Amy Grant/Cindy Morgan

Lead me to the ones I need
And to the one who's needing me.
I won't assume the worst is true,
And do the best that I can do.
A word of kindness, I believe,
Is heard throughout eternity...

Hey, hey
This is how I greet the day,
I greet the day...

Lead me to the ones I need
And to the one who's needing me.
And everything that gets me through
Gladly, I receive from You.
All the mercy, all the love,
Pouring down to fill us up...

Hey, hey
This is how I greet the day,
I greet the day...

Hello sunshine
Hello rain
Glad to see you,
Either way

Lead me to the ones I need
And to the one who's needing me

Hey, hey
This is how I greet the day,
I greet the day
Come on, greet the day
Let's greet the day

Hello sunshine
Hello rain
Hello every single day

Lead me to the ones I need
And to the one who's needing me.
I won't assume the worst is true,
And do the best that I can do.


1.If I Could See(What The Angels See)

Lyricist:Amy Grant/Marshall Altman
Writer(s):Amy Grant/Marshall Altman

If I could see what the Angels see
Behind the walls beneath the sea
Under the avalanche through the trees
Gonna be a mystery
If I could see what the Angels see

If I could hear what the Angels hear
The thunderous sound of a crashing tear
Holy holy in thy ear
I'd never doubt that God is near
If I could hear what the Angels hear
If I could hear what the Angels hear

If I could know what the Angels know
That death is just a swinging door
And spirits go where spirits go
While I'd feel like they'd never show
If I could know what the Angels know

If I could stand where the Angels stand
And watch the world while God commands
And see how love designed his plan
If I could stand where the Angels stand
Oh If I could stand where the Angels stand

If I could see what the Angels see
Behind these walls to you and me
And let the truth set me free
While I would live life differently
If I could see what the Angels see
If I could see what the Angels see
If I could see what the Angels see
If I could see what the Angels see


2.Better Not To Know

Lyricist:Amy Grant/Cindy Morgan/Marshall Altman/Jeremy Bose
Writer(s):Amy Grant/Cindy Morgan/Marshall Altman/Jeremy Bose

We sowed our seeds
Watered with tears
Waiting for signs of growth
Took months of days
And then took years.
We took our steps
We took our falls
Somewhere along the way
We just got lost
And we lost it all.
Nothing ventured nothing gained
The risk of living is the pain
And what will be will be anyway

Oh, it's better not to know
The way it's gonna go
What will die and what will grow
It's better not to know

Those tiny stems became these trees
With dirt and storms
And sun and air to breathe
Like you and me
And some fell down
And some grew tall
And those surviving twenty winter thaws
Have the sweetest fruit of all
But innocence and planting day
Are both long gone
So much has changed
And if we got to do it all again ...

Oh it's better not to know...


3.Don't Try So Hard

Lyricist:Amy Grant/Ben Glover
Writer(s):Amy Grant/Ben Glover

Another Monday comes and I just wanna breathe
'Cause it's a long, long week for someone wired to please
I keep taking my aim, pushing it higher
Wanna shine bright, even brighter now
Wish I would tell myself

Don't try so hard
God gives you grace and you can't earn it
Don't think that you're not worth it
Because you are
He gave you His love and He's not leaving
Gave you His Son so you'd believe it
You're lovely even with your scars
Don't try so hard

Do you remember how the summers felt when we were kids?
Oh, we didn't think much about it, we just lived
Taking our time, beautiful leisure
When did we start, trying to measure up
And all this time, love has been trying to tell us

Don't try so hard
God gives you grace and you can't earn it
Don't think that you're not worth it
Because you are
He gave you His love and He's not leaving
Gave you His Son so you'd believe it
You're lovely even with your scars
Don't try so hard

Don't try so hard

Don't try so hard
God gives you grace
You can't earn it
Stop thinking you're not worth it
Because you are
He gave you His love and He's not leaving
Gave you His Son so you'd believe it
You're lovely even with your scars
Don't try so hard


4.Deep As It Is Wide

Lyricist:Eric Paslay
Writer(s):Eric Paslay

There's a place at the edge of the sky
Where there's a love deep as it is wide
The weak are strong, the hungry are all fed
And there's a breeze from the angels flying overhead
Oh yeah

And there's a path, a glorious light
That guides you up the mountainside
And at the top, if you could you'd cry
Cause you see pure love for the very first time

Deep as it is wide

Every breath taking me closer
Every step leading to paradise
They say the faithful get to go there
I believe there's a love
Deep as it is wide

And I hear, when you get to the river
You look back for the very last time
And when you cross, you get washed off forever
Hurry up boy, eternity's on the other side

Deep as it is wide

Every breath taking me closer
Every step leading to paradise
They say the faithful get to go there
I believe there's a love
Deep as it is wide
I believe there's a love

Like grace pouring out, far as the eye can see
Singing praises up to a King
Cause He died, for a crown
Deep as it is wide

Every breath taking me closer
Every step leading to paradise
They say the faithful get to go there
I believe there's a love
I believe
I believe there's a love
I believe there's a love
Deep as it is wide
Deep as it is wide
Deep as it is wide

There's a place at the edge of the sky
Where there's a love deep as it is wide


5.Here

Lyricist:Amy Grant/Marshall Altman/Molly Reed
Writer(s):Amy Grant/Marshall Altman/Molly Reed

What does all this beauty mean?
It captures my attention and I'm speechless
Sunset, Tennessee, colors burn across the sky
Slowly fading golden rays
Greet the moon and kiss the day goodbye
And I do, I understand
Is this Your voice, saying 'Here I am'?

I am here in the dark
In the quiet of your heart
I am here in your corner of the sky
I'm the light that fades away
At the turning of this day
I am here, I am here
Here, yeah

What does all this music mean?
The rhythm of a heartbeat and the symphony of every living thing
Ringing throughout time
The song of every single soul
In harmony our voices intertwined
And when did all begin?
Was it Your voice, saying 'Here I am'?

I am here in the dark
I'm the music in your heart
I'm the song in every corner of the sky
I am here in the light
In the thunder late at night
I am here, I am here
Here, I am here

I am here in the dark
I'm the song in your heart
I'm the missing piece that you've had all along
I am here when you call
When you rise and when you fall
I am here, I am here
I am here, I am here
Here, here
I am here
Here, here


6.Shovel In Hand

Lyricist:Amy Grant
Writer(s):Amy Grant

Life can change in the blink of an eye
You don't know when and you don't know why
'Forever Young' is a big fat lie
For the one who lives and the one who dies

I watched my son - shovel in hand
Go from bulletproof boy to a full-grown man
The cool dark dirt on the casket lands
Nineteen years old and he's buryin' a friend
Goodbye two boys, hello one man

This son of mine will leave in the fall
New friends might ask why he stand so tall
His life was changed with a telephone call
Not even he understands it all

I watched my son - shovel in hand
Go from bulletproof boy to a full-grown man
The cool dark dirt on the casket lands
Nineteen years old and he's buryin' a friend
Goodbye two boys, hello one man

I watched my son - shovel in hand
Go from bulletproof boy to a full-grown man


7.Golden

Lyricist:Amy Grant/Marshall Altman/Chris Eaton
Writer(s):Amy Grant/Marshall Altman/Chris Eaton

You are young for a moment
For a moment, you are young
And your song and your story
Well it's only just begun
And the roads you will follow
Only time will tell
Some will feel like Heaven
Some like Hell

But you are loved, you are golden
And the circle won't be broken
When you sail into the shadow of the storm
Every son, every daughter
When you're out on troubled water
Just hold on, just hold on
You are loved, you are loved
You are loved, you are golden

Can you stand in the stillness
In the stillness can you stand
Cause you'll always dream of flying
But everybody lands
In this world full of voices
Screaming in your ear
Only in the quiet will you hear

You are loved, you are golden
And the circle won't be broken
When you sail into the shadow of the storm
Every son, every daughter
When you're out on troubled water
Just hold on, just hold on
You are loved, you are loved
You are loved, you are golden
You are golden
You are golden

You are loved, you are golden
And the circle won't be broken
When you sail into the shadow of the storm
We are sons, we are daughters
In this world of troubled waters
Just hold on, just hold on
Just hold on, just hold on
You are loved, you are loved
You are loved, you are golden
You are loved, you are loved
You are loved, you are golden
You are golden
You are golden


8.Our Time Is Now

Lyricist:Amy Grant/Jon Foreman/Marshall Altman
Writer(s):Amy Grant/Jon Foreman/Marshall Altman

January, February, March,
The days are marching forward
April, May, June and July
They fly like a hummingbird
August, September, October
The year is almost over
November, December arrive
Another year, come and gone

Time is illusion
Time is a curse
Time is all these things and worse
But our time is now, ohhhhh
Yes, our time is now, ohhhhh
Let us sing before our time runs out

The sound of your laughter, your smile
These things are never changing
But Monday I blink and it's Friday
I wish we could slow it down
Saturday, Sunday, now Monday
Another week starting over
Seconds to minutes to hours
Here's what I've found

Time is illusion
Time is a curse
Time is all these things and worse
But our time is now, ohhhhh
Yes, our time is now, ohhhhh
Let us sing before our time runs out

I wanna sing before my time runs out


9.Not Giving Up

Lyricist:Amy Grant/Marshall Altman/Luke Laird/Molly Reed
Writer(s):Amy Grant/Marshall Altman/Luke Laird/Molly Reed

If you think you're gonna fail
Well, you're probably gonna fail
So tell me, what was all the dreaming for?
And if you think you're gonna lose
Well, you're probably gonna lose
So what's the point in trying anymore?

What you're looking for, you'll find
It happens every time

I'm not giving up,
Not giving up on you
You can say you've had enough
But I won't stop calling,
I'm not giving up,
Not giving up on you
Not giving up on you

When your fragile heart is breaking
And your confidence is shaken
I can tell you that we've all been there before
The first step is hard to take
But it's a choice you gotta make
When life is waiting through that open door

I wish that you could see
The way you look to me

I'm not giving up,
Not giving up on you
You can say you've had enough
But I won't stop calling,
I'm not giving up,
Not giving up on you
Not giving up on you

Oh, not so long ago,
You pulled me through

So I'm not giving up,
Not giving up on you
Even if the rain comes down
And your sky is falling
I'm not giving up,
Not giving up on you
You can say you've had enough
But I won't stop calling,
I'm not giving up,
Not giving up on you
You know we can work this out
If we just keep talking
I'm not giving up,
Not giving up on you
Not giving up on you

Cause is you think you have a chance
Then you really have a chance
I hope you know that I believe in you


10.How Mercy Looks From Here

Lyricist:Amy Grant/Eric Paslay
Writer(s):Amy Grant/Eric Paslay

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...


11.Greet The Day

Lyricist:Amy Grant/Cindy Morgan
Writer(s):Amy Grant/Cindy Morgan

Lead me to the ones I need
And to the one who's needing me.
I won't assume the worst is true,
And do the best that I can do.
A word of kindness, I believe,
Is heard throughout eternity...

Hey, hey
This is how I greet the day,
I greet the day...

Lead me to the ones I need
And to the one who's needing me.
And everything that gets me through
Gladly, I receive from You.
All the mercy, all the love,
Pouring down to fill us up...

Hey, hey
This is how I greet the day,
I greet the day...

Hello sunshine
Hello rain
Glad to see you,
Either way

Lead me to the ones I need
And to the one who's needing me

Hey, hey
This is how I greet the day,
I greet the day
Come on, greet the day
Let's greet the day

Hello sunshine
Hello rain
Hello every single day

Lead me to the ones I need
And to the one who's needing me.
I won't assume the worst is true,
And do the best that I can do.