Amy Grant Shows a Good Eye for Mercy in Her New Album

Our merciful God and His Son, merciful words, merciful acts, merciful moments and merciful places--all appear in Amy Grant's new album called "How Mercy Looks From Here."  Expressed throughout this album is what Jesus meant when He said, "I will have mercy, and not sacrifice[.]..." in Matthew 9:13.  Jesus will have mercy for us as He wills for us to have mercy toward Him and others instead of animal or material sacrifices of old.

Listen to the song called "Here" for a vivid description of our omnipresent God.  In the song "Faith", we find that God requires us to believe in Jesus by faith.

Shared mercy is shown to one another in "Not Giving Up":

Oh, not so long ago you pulled me through
So, I'm not giving up, not giving up on you...

Amy Grant's son showed respect in burying his deceased friend in the song "Shovel in Hand."

The title of the album, "How Mercy Looks from Here", is also shared with a song on the album.  The song has such touching lyrics of a ninety-one year old survivor.  The final chorus is the ultimate on mercy:

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

What do you thing about the following description of Paradise in "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
The weak are strong, the hungry are all fed
And there's a breeze from the angels
flying over head

Here is the chorus:

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

Finally, the last song on the album is called "Threaten Me With Heaven." Oh, to be threatened with the likes of the "Paradise" described in "Deep As It Is Wide" in your final days, huh?:

What's the worst thing that could happen
If they say my time is through
Would it take away the love
Or the years I've shared with you
What's the worst thing that could happen
What's the worst that they could do
Threaten me with heaven
If they want to...
Threaten me with heaven
That's all they can do
Threaten me with heaven
Threaten me with heaven
I'll be waiting on you

A number of people helped with the writing of the songs.  As noted on the CD sleeve, the "...songwriters have been listed in the order in which they came to the song."