How Mercy Looks from Here

I just gave Amy Grant's new cd a listen - "How Mercy Looks from Here" - and it is beautiful.

It's so good to hear her voice. Amy was an important piece in my faith in the 70s and 80s. She became a "crossover" artist with her album "Unguarded" and got persecuted by Christians for it. How ignorant, since Jesus was a crossover artist too. Christ crossed over from heaven to earth. He came to us, rather than waiting for us to come to him.

I'm listening to one song over and over - "Deep As It Is Wide" - with Cheryl Crow and Eric Pasley. This song brings tears of joy to my eyes. Here are the lyrics.

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

Every nation covered [?]
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