Ray Boltz - Saving Grace Lyrics
Lyrics
She's on the edge of a reputation
Grace wants to change
But it's just so tough
Out with her friends
Looking for attention
Just a girl who wants to be loved
Everyday life is moving faster
Grace is trying by it just won't work
She knows her life
Is headed for disaster
Never knew how much living could hurt
She was running in the wrong direction
Till she met a friend of mine
Now He's
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Saving Grace
From making mistakes
She'll never forget
Amazing Grace
From the heartache and regret
He is saving Grace
On the edge of a big decision
Temptation's calling
Her number's been changed
On her knees
She's talking and she's listening
She's found a way to avoid the pain
Now she's headed in a new direction
Since she met a friend of mine
Now He's
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Ray Boltz - Saving Grace
Meaning & Inspiration
Ray Boltz's "Saving Grace," released in 1992 on the album *Seasons Change*, offers a powerful narrative of redemption that resonates deeply with themes found throughout Scripture. The song paints a poignant picture of "Grace," a young woman caught in a cycle of seeking validation and love in all the wrong places, her life spiraling towards what she recognizes as disaster. Her desperate search for acceptance, even as her everyday life quickens and becomes more difficult, highlights a universal human struggle for belonging and purpose. This resonates with the prophet Jeremiah's lament, "My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water" (Jeremiah 2:13). Grace's initial direction was indeed misguided, a desperate attempt to fill an emptiness with fleeting attention.
The turning point in the song arrives with the introduction of "a friend of mine," who becomes the embodiment of the "Saving Grace" the chorus proclaims. This divine intervention rescues Grace from her destructive path, liberating her from the accumulation of mistakes, heartache, and regret. The repeated invocation of "Amazing Grace" is a direct and beautiful nod to the timeless hymn, grounding Boltz's narrative in the profound truth of God's unmerited favor. This is not a grace earned by her own efforts, but a grace freely given, much like Paul describes in Ephesians 2:8-9: "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast." The song illustrates the transformation that occurs when one encounters the true source of love and acceptance.
As Grace stands on the precipice of critical decisions, the temptations of her past still call, but her newfound relationship with this "friend" empowers her. The image of her on her knees, praying and listening, signifies a profound shift from seeking external approval to seeking divine guidance. She has discovered a way to circumvent the pain, not by avoiding challenges, but by aligning herself with a power greater than her own struggles. This new direction, born from her encounter with this loving friend, mirrors the encouragement found in Proverbs 3:5-6: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight." "Saving Grace" ultimately celebrates the transformative power of encountering Christ, who offers true acceptance, guidance, and the enduring hope of a life redeemed from its past mistakes and headed towards a future secured by His unwavering love.