Lyrics
Verse 1
East went looking for west but never found him
Guilt went looking for my past but only found love
I heard about a sea where sin sinks like stones
There’s no floor there just mercy down below
Chorus
There’s so much grace, there’s so much grace,
Verse 2
I heard about a Man with holes in his hands
He can hide mountains of sin in them
His smile destroyed my religion
His love shakes down my prison
Bridge
I could run for all my days
But I’d never runaway
There’s no mistake I could make
That could ever make You change
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Meaning & Inspiration
“So Much Grace” uses striking images to describe forgiveness that exceeds guilt. East searching for west recalls the immeasurable removal of transgression, while sin sinking like stones evokes the biblical image of wrongdoing cast into the depths. Mercy has no visible floor in the song’s imagery, making grace appear not scarce or fragile but abundant enough to answer the burden of the past.
The wounded hands of Christ place that mercy within the story of the crucifixion. Mountains of sin are hidden there, and confinement gives way under divine love. The bridge carries the same assurance into personal failure: distance, mistakes, and restless flight cannot make God change. That confidence closely aligns with Romans 8:38–39, which declares that nothing in creation can separate believers from God’s love in Christ. The song therefore holds confession and freedom together, emphasizing that forgiveness rests in Christ’s love rather than in a flawless record.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 103:12 God removes transgressions as far as east is from west.
- Micah 7:19 God casts sins into the depths of the sea.
- Romans 8:38-39 Nothing in creation can separate believers from God’s love in Christ.