YOUR AMAZING GRACE

© 2008 John Hackett 

VERSE:

SOFTLY SPOKEN WORDS

MY EARS CAN NEVER HEAR

YET SHOUTED SO LOUDLY

IN MY HEART CRYSTAL CLEAR

THE WAY YOU SPEAK IN SILENCE

IT’S SUCH A MYSTERY

IT’S A MIRACLE THE WAY YOU TALK TO ME.

CHORUS:

AND IT MAKES ME CRY

YOU KNOW IT MAKES ME CRY

I’M SO BLESSED TO THINK THAT I EVEN MATTER

AND IT’S JUST LIKE YOU

 TO WATCH OVER ME THE WAY YOU DO

THOUGH MY FAILURES MUST SURELY MAKE YOU SADDER.

AND I GUESS THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT AMAZING GRACE.

VERSE:

WHEN YOU BURDEN ME

TO PRAY FOR A FRIEND IN NEED

IT SPEAKS RIGHT TO MY SOUL

IN A WAY I MUST BELIEVE 

WHEN YOU REACH YOUR HAND DOWN

TO TOUCH THE HEARTS OF THOSE YOU FOUND

IT’S A JOY THAT ONLY YOU CAN BRING.

CHORUS:

AND IT MAKES ME CRY

IT MAKES ME CRY

I’M SO BLESSED TO THINK THAT I EVEN MATTER

AND IT’S JUST LIKE YOU

TO WATCH OVER ME THE WAY YOU DO

THOUGH MY FAILURES MUST SURELY MAKE YOU SADDER.

I GUESS THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT AMAZING GRACE.

BRIDGE:

SOMETIMES I RUN AWAY

DON’T WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY

AND I TELL MYSELF IT’S JUST MY IMAGINATION. 

BUT DEEP WITHIN MY SOUL

I HEAR THAT SILENT VOICE CALL

AND REMIND ME OF YOUR HOLY PROCLAMATION.

CHORUS:

AND IT MAKES ME CRY

YOU KNOW IT MAKES ME CRY

I’M SO BLESSED TO THINK THAT I EVEN MATTER

AND IT’S JUST LIKE YOU

TO WATCH OVER ME THE WAY YOU DO

THOUGH MY FAILURES MUST SURELY MAKE YOU SADDER.

AND I GUESS THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT AMAZING GRACE.

YEAH I GUESS THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT AMAZING GRACEYOU KNOW I’M SURE THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT AMAZING GRACE.