Pretty Amazing Grace by Neil Diamond

Album: Home Before Dark (2008)

Charted: 49

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Diamond told the Sun newspaper May 16, 2008 about this track: "I stand back and look at Pretty Amazing Grace and to me it's a song about the perfection of love. To somebody else, it's gonna mean something else. There was no premeditated idea. What does it all mean? I don't know and I don't care. It's gonna be what it is. I feel much the same about all the songs."
This was Diamond's first chart single in the UK since "Morning Has Broken, which peaked at #36 in 1992.

Comments: 9

Major Eye Roll from Dallas, TxNeil Diamond: I don’t know what the song is about. It means different things to different people.

Commentors: No!! This song is only about one thing!! I think it’s about a woman/Jesus, so that is the only meaning!!!
Dgg from DallasI just spoke with Keith Allynn (a Neil Diamond cover artist) in Arlington TX and he confirmed that Neil Diamond is a Messianic Jew. Neil came to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ shortly before 2008.
Vince from Central FlSo when the lyrics say, he stumbled in the doorway of your chapel. That means this song is about a women. No he is singing about God, Jesus. On this same album he made Man of God. He has changed.
Kevin Smith from Dallas, TxProbably not about Jesus or a Messiah. Neil Diamond is Jewish. He is known as the "Jewish Elvis". A great song.
David Angel from UkThis is about a woman giving him hope and meaning . Nothing about the fictitious Jesus .
All those thinking it about a so called Messiah can keep clutching at straws and get real.
Frances Mitchell Wood from Kingston JamaicaThis song tells me that Neil had an encounter with God that transformed His life. He also praises God for His blessings. I am praying for his healing because it would be an opportunity for him to glorify the Lord. In one of his songs He said God touched a lame man and He's gonna fly. May God make him fly again...Hallelujah
Deacon Man from Webster, NyGail, I don't think this is about the love of a woman at all. It is about the amazing grace of our Lord Jesus. Listen very carefully to the words and be blessed by His love!
Gail from Las Vegas, NvTHANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, NEIL DIAMOND! The lyrics are beautiful in pointing out how a man can appreciate a good woman, like myself. With 60 years of life experiences, this song speaks directly to my heart and soul. I am so grateful for Pretty Amazing Grace and listen to it as often as I can.

Gail Bongiovi
Teresa from Mechelen, Belgium"Pretty Amazing Grace" a very good comeback of Neil Diamond; I love it.

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