Your Grace Is Enough

Matt Maher

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(Based on 14 votes)

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Reviews

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Fadzai from Zimbabwe, Africa on January 15, 2007
This is such an inspiring song. When I ponder the meaning of the song, I just feel lifted up in the Spirit. There is nothing much I can ask of the Lord but his grace.

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Kailee from Pagosa Springs, CO on December 12, 2006
One of my favorite songs. So uplifting

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Alenka from Slovenia on March 6, 2006
This song lifts my spirit really high! Thank you, Matt, for saying YES to the Lord.

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Katrina from Surrey, BC on February 26, 2006
I went to Spirit Day '06 just yesterday and I fell in love with Matt Maher's music! He is such an inspiring artist

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pcp from Pleasanton CA on February 17, 2006
Love it... Wonderfully uplifting! Glorious Praise and Worship song to use through out the whole day!

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Lyrics

Great is your faithfulness, O God of Jacob;
you wrestle with the sinner's restless heart.
You lead me by still waters into mercy
where nothing can keep us apart

So, remember your people,
remember your children,
remember your promise, O God.

For your grace is enough.
Yeah, your grace is enough.
Yeah, your grace is enough.
Yeah, your grace is enough for me.

Great is your love and justice, God of Jacob;
you use the weak to lead the strong.
You lead us in the song of heaven's victory
and all your people sing along.

Artist Reflection

This is probably the oldest song on Empty and Beautiful (it originally appeared on Welcome to Life), and I'm thankful so many people have appreciated it. I wrote it when I was going through some hard times in my life. I found myself on the back patio at home with my guitar, reading the Psalms, and I kept singing the same word: "Remember. Remember. Remember . . ." In the Psalms, David is crying out to God to remember his people. I was fascinated by that and began writing this song I was calling "Remember," asking God to remember us as we remember him. When we recall the language of God's covenant, we end up being in a space where God is already remembering us.

The chorus came from Paul's second letter to the Corinthians (2 Cor. 12:7-9), and the idea of the thorn in Paul's side, begging God to take it away. I think in my mid-twenties, the thorn in my side was loneliness; I was like, "OK God, give me something to fill that space." I think God comes to us and says, "No, I need to be enough."

- Matt Maher