Pretty Amazing Grace - Neil Diamond

[@aTruster]

''By grace are ye saved through trust; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of Elohim: Not of works, lest any man should boast''. Amen.

[@Ryder.Draconis]

Walked into a chapel and was humbled and awed by what he saw there? This amazing grace cannot be comming from anyone but God Himself.

[@safrane95]

Neil has revived his earlier faith - he is clearly talking of his relationship with God on this album and tour - and even said so in interview on UK TV - hallelujah, brother Neil

[@hemukumarjhansiindia]

great song I have recently been to the chapel and a church .The crowd went into raptures.I praise God for this beautiful song with great lyrics

[@Johnboy50011]

I think this is Neil's best song ever and he has many great songs.

[@frazzelbazz]

Im absolutely blown away with this song, the words and guitar are fabulous. it says and means so much. i can play it over and over again. ive just shared it with a kenian friend of mine, he also thinks its fantastic. Keep it up Neil, bring some more on!!!

[@welsharsenalboiiwelsharsen6699]

I believe this is a very under rated song. I think this song is fantastic. It shows neil never lost his amazing songwriting skills of the 60's 70's and early 80's

[@steandrews1]

this is one of the best songs Neil has ever written and sung. we had this at our wedding 4 years ago to day.

[@cowofthemonth]

Absolutely love it. This is why I'm on YT in the middle of the night.

[@MartysWhiteSuit]

I hear this and, today, I relive the loss I have, the woman I lost and lost forever.

[@jackieyawn8998]

Absolutely a beautiful song!!

[@SamT679]

Am only 16 and he has got me hooked on his music.

[@zambia123]

pretty amazing grace is how you saved me.

[@nobbytang]

Saw this on johnathon Ross show 2 yrs ago and he stole the show and got a standing ovation -fantastic and this said from a slide fan !

[@rutger5000]

There are so many comments about this song, but only a few make sense. This song is art, and therefor by definition open for interpretation. It can be about God or Love that just depends on you. I'm religious, but for me this song is clearly about his love. Everybody is free to think otherwise, that's what makes art interesting.

[@josparkes1]

This song is awesomely beautiful, really lovely, love it !

[@Wilshare]

Song of Solomon...there is more than one kind of love.

[@sequinz]

Played at my gran's funeral, and what a classic it is :)

[@Pricey010]

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.

[@sauquoit13456]

On this day in 2008 {May 15th} the Neil Diamond album "Home Before Dark" peaked at #1 {for 1 week} on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart... It was his 29th studio album, but was his 1st the top the albums chart... Track two from the album, "Pretty Amazing Grace", reached #30 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Singles chart... Mr. Diamond celebrated his 72nd birthday five months ago on January 24th...

[@Ryder.Draconis]

And the first time I heard it I was POSITIVE he was singing about God. Ask Neil himself, he will tell you who the subject of the song is.

[@RuikeiWolf]

A religious person looks at the world through religious eyes. A romantic person looks at the world through loving eyes. Therefore, a song could mean something completely different to anyone. In the end, it doesn't really matter as long as you enjoy the song.

[@MrPhilb0b]

I was just typing into google once because i called my daughter Grace. Came upon this, wow. Just wow.

[@maraudingsoldier13]

Great song. It's times like these that I secretly wish I wasn't an atheist. Just a little bit.

[@jannieboshoff5849]

You already know the TRUTH inside of you....seek HIM na you will find HIM. The TRUTH will set you free.

[@kuvaszmomma4909]

Considering that Neil himself said this was a song written about the perfection of love, it is totally amazing the amount of arguing and lack of love there is in the comments!

[@MrLW25]

Beautiful song. I'm personally not religious, but I'm not going to argue with those who are, in fear that they'll just try to force it upon me.

[@jagman5818]

Could this be neils best song ?

[@karenbreckenridge3563]

I think so

[@stephenrichmond917]

Definitely. My wife's name is Grace, that's why I say so.

[@Picard578]

pretty amazing song...

[@stewin88]

i love neil diamond what a performer

[@bobmitaf.il.s.a.6828]

tugs at my heart strings :)

[@Wellch]

thanks for sharing this with us.

[@littletrouble0792]

Great song! quite different from his others. I really like it! Beautiful music, great message! =)

[@inkpen2002]

this lifts my spirits

[@SirRanjid]

n00b! god dont made this song(god is an discoverment like the x-mas man) !! BUT ITS A BEAUTIFUL SONG!! normally i hear metal but ths song!! AMAZING!

[@lowkeyval69]

I can't stop singing this song 😍🎤

[@RhydianDewiHuwJones]

I Don't like Neil Diamond , bcoz i don't like his song's , But i Respect him as a person and i love this song thank you for this Awesome song's means a lot to me now xx.

[@zambia123]

Simply amazing what a tune

[@598spitfire]

milozcool,im not heavy with religion but i,ve seen a lot of strange things when i lost my mother and father which makes me beleive in the after life you are right take care if they can find a way to you they will honest

[@cyberash3000]

lol not bad for an old codger :D i actually like it :D and the more i hear it the more it grows on me

[@lowkeyval69]

BEST SONG EVER

[@lilyginnybella]

love love love the song

[@ViscountKonstanz]

@DrMelay008 Salvation is by faith alone, and from the Holy Spirit that enables faith comes a disposition towards good works: the Fruits of the Spirit.

[@rosaalcaide513]

Me que de con la pena de no ver ningún concierto no vino a España😭

[@milozcool]

some people believe and thats because they might of lost someone like me i am a 12 year old boy and i have lost 3 members of my family in 4 years and thinking that someone is looking after them especally my sister who died at 11 years old and she was named Grace so it may not be about god but you can't knock people for thinking it is

[@sonnysinger9107]

Definitely!

[@AnotheroftheRabble]

We can all safely assume some things - he is American, I haven't done any research into this but I suspect he may have inklings of christianity. I would think he wrote it about his wife but someone of his calibre won't include Amazing Grace in the lyrics without intending people to make the christian connection. All that aside, the point is it's a brilliantly crafted song and can be respected for that alone. Anything else you put on it is for you - or Neil or whoever is listening at the time.

[@cumairamoogal6523]

he is one and only....

[@VincentSebastianBB]

What's the link between religion and Neil?? Great song anyways. Mother told me to look this up... I now do it dayly :P

[@rxtsec1]

@7thCavScout , this song is clearly about jesus, anything else is idol worship, plus neil diamond has said that he is a born again christian

[@kentc6275]

Grace .......is the name of John x

[@Highland804]

Just enjoy the song...doesn't matter how he meant it.

[@rxtsec1]

@IDanceWithJesus, neil diamond has professed to be a believer in christ so it does matter what this song is about & if anybody to think differently is a misinterpertation of what he is saying and is idol worship

[@james1212j]

My friend is asking me to hear this sad song in the morning ....... -.- great song but not in the morning !!!! (help me) !!!!

[@Ryder.Draconis]

But Christ is the centerpoint of the song.

[@heyvenus123]

@7thCavScout Well said bro. I can't believe some of the rubbish people say to each other on here, its refreshing to see a sensible comment so thanks. It is indeed a wonderful song, no matter what he intended it for eh!! ;-) Cheers.

[@WiltshireMan]

@DrMelay008 Happy new year

[@austinlgw]

you gotta be opend minded whatever your religion.

[@steandrews1]

June 23rd 2008.

[@ViscountKonstanz]

@DrMelay008 Yes it is, I agree with you.

[@mofooooo123]

@unmaskedman07 It does though, because that 'belief' is all it is. Christianity, Islam, Judaism, every single one of them is a 'belief' so if someone 'believes' in either one of them then they are, in fact, part of the group that 'believes' in that entity. So yes, it's nothing other than that belief, and people that 'believe' themselves to be part of that group are, in fact, part of the group of people that 'believe' in that God.

[@celinehopman-kooij3712]

When I get kids, and one of them is a girl, I call her Grace.

[@83NJL]

Neil Neil the foreskin peel. Great track...many thanks.

[@warriors4god587]

I love his music, I am putting this clip on our website blog- PRETTY AMAZING GRACE hey!!!

[@johnboysmrs]

Wonderful!!!

[@rxtsec1]

@nbopal21 Never said im a great speller however what i do know is that the bible says jesus is lord and that nobody gets to the father but thru him. i believe the bible is 100% true. if you know that jesus died on the cross 4u & his body was broken and blood shed 4U then ur destination is heaven & ill meet u someday. I pray that all men will confess jesus is lord in there hearts & ask 4 forgiveness of sins and believe that he rose up on the 3rd day and will come back again. God Bless Everybody

[@bicepius]

He is not singing about a woman, he is singing about Jesus/God, listen to the words carefully, he says 'I see your face on every page' Read john 1 v1-3. Jesus is lord and he can give you more love and grace than any woman/man can, he is the creator of the universe. It seems to me that Neil diamond has possibly made a comitment.

[@TheEntertainmentguro]

i don't see god at all in this song, it sounds like a love song to me

[@kuvaszmomma4909]

Neil has said it is about the perfection of love and he would not say more about the interpretation. My husband (now deceased) used to sing it to me. It used to bring me to tears when he did and it still does.

[@danielmarcus8906]

June 17 baby msg!

[@ephraim1912]

most of you seem to forget neil diamond is jewish.

[@Piedero]

and I believe in cookiemonster!!! proove that 'HE' doesn't exist!!!

[@idtakeabullet4taylor]

@rxtsec1 dear preacher, just because you are religious it doesn't mean you have to give us a full rendition of The Bible and its meaning on youtube. Yeah I'm religious too and believe in God and Jesus etc...but just because others don't believe the same things as you it doesn't give you the right to tell them they're going to hell. Furthermore, if you are a bad person and you believe in Jesus that doesn't mean you'll go to heaven...it's actually through Jesus's WAYS, ie if you're good like Jesus

[@molluscboy]

All you Christians falling out on here are giving our faith a bad name. I'm a passionate believer and yet I can enjoy good music without turning it into some kind of conversion mission

[@mofooooo123]

@unmaskedman07 Nah. Because both Queen of England and Persident of America are given titles. 'Christian' is something you consider yourself, because it's YOUR belief. You can be Christian by any standard, if you BELIEVE you're Christian, Christianity is your BELIEF. Figured I wouldn't have to explain something this many times to a smart Christian like yourself.

[@XJ9sucks]

i came here by guardsman bob...

[@unmaskedman07]

@mofooooo123 you havent explained anything to me....True Christianity is not a title you can call yourself by either. True Christianity,as described by the Bible, has fruits, meaning a person exhibits certain characteristics. Characteristics which were first shown by Jesus Christ, which is why Christian means "Christ-Like". Just because you believe you are on, doesnt actually make you one

[@sk8muppet]

i think that with a name like "GodAloneBeTheGlory" there may be some bias in the comments

[@Loveneverfails184]

sadly, people like to believe in everything but God...

[@mofooooo123]

@unmaskedman07 And about not explaining, luckily your argument considering given titles was completely irrelevant to this discussion so if you wanted to talk about explaining..

[@nobbytang]

Should of read slide fan

[@WiltshireMan]

@rxtsec1 What kind of victory did Jesus win on the cross if 95% of humanity is doomed to hell?In Adam all die.In Christ ALL live.Yes I agree there is a second death.But only until the end of that age.When all comes to the end I believe all will accept the love and beauty of the lord.The restitution of all things.We must understand that some of the scriptures have been mis translated.eg for ever and ever should read "Til the end of the age.Every knee shall bow every tongue confess!Love never fail

[@rxtsec1]

@g0vqw every knee will confess but that doesnt mean everybody will go into heaven. its a nice thought that everybody will go into heaven but that is not true. narrow is the gate into heaven, the bible clearly says that. Its so simple, just believe that jesus died on the cross & is your Lord & savior & that his blood was shed to cover all of are sins. Problem is many people choose not to believe that & God will not force anyone into heaven who doesnt want to be there. he wishes none to perish

[@u01anm3]

I thought it was a tribute to jeff buckley

[@unmaskedman07]

@mofooooo123 first of all mate, all people who justified killing in the name of God were not Christians....they were catholic....if you think they are the same you are sorely mistaken... Christian means Christ like or little Christ, meaning someone who exhibits the same characteristics of Christ therefore your argument is baseless

[@rxtsec1]

@iamkilroy the scriptures say that the only way into heaven is thru jesus christ are lord and savior. you can be a so called good person but if you dont believe in jesus you are going to hell period. i hope as a believer thats what you are telling people. if not you are leading people astray and will have to answer that. i am about truth and so was jesus. God Bless You and if you ever get this lets pray for each other. people's souls are on the line. remember that when you testify about jesus

[@Darhal]

Surely this is a song about a woman? he is using religion as a metaphore.... so I really dont see why everyone is arguing about religion here. Great song though

[@filshnetstar88]

com'on 6 dislikes what???????????????

[@mofooooo123]

@unmaskedman07 Nice 'first of all' without anything following that. Also, Christianity is a religion, not a way of life. Not saying they were Christians as Christians are 'supposed' to be, they were still Christians for that is the religion they lived by and apparently also killed be. Therefor your argument is baseless..

[@unmaskedman07]

@mofooooo123 your argument doesnt hold anu substance....im not talking about what a person believes themselves to be....im talking about whether they are who they claim to be....hence the reason why i explained what a Christian really is....people who killed in the name of God would be the same as you having a insane fan who went around claiming to follow your will and killing people in your name...(hmmm there goes your actual argument)

[@wafsuper]

why the problems just make the song what you want it to be and stop forcing opinions on others, could be about a god, a rock, an insect or a theory. got my own thoughts that make me smile but good luck to all, anyway there's a better version with lyrics else where

[@rxtsec1]

@gscouser so you talked to him and didnt get a clear answer, sounds like your just guessing my brother, neil diamond has said he is a christian and as i said b4 if this song is about any other thing it is idoltry whether it be a women or a animal or any other person. i also know that your not a happy person who needs jesus, If you never accept remember Jesus told you so & satan tricked u to believe a lie straigt to hell

[@mofooooo123]

@thunderbird01 'it's been proven by german scientsists that the mathetmatical probability of the existence of God is just over 62%' YEAHHH sounds legit! 1; What evidence, what probability, and how conclusive? This sounds like robbish, doesn't it.. 2; Would a gambler bet on something less than 2 to 1? I mean, 62% isn't that certain is it..

[@SzuperSzandor]

This is a love song and has nothing to do with religion. I wish christians would stop finding the slightest reason to jump on there high horse or to start preaching.

[@Riekemon]

( L )

[@unmaskedman07]

@mofooooo123 hey mate well guess what i claim to be the president of america and also the queen of england....guess by what your saying i must be, therefore your argument is baseless

[@mofooooo123]

@GodAloneBeTheGlory Yeah alright. Yeah, he's a commited Jew, but your belief obviously surpasses his intentions.

[@idtakeabullet4taylor]

@DrMelay008 from what I've read it's not name calling, it's a simple fact. And by the way, by 'there would be no point in Jesus dying if a person could be saved by good works' you are basically saying that Jesus died for us, so it doesn't matter whether we are good or not. That, my friend, is complete and utter crap. The point of Christianity is to be good like Jesus, and follow his ways. Go read The Bible a couple more times, you'll get what I mean.

[@Noncommonsense]

@DrMelay008 Please. Stop. Channel your patronising preachings into another song. Maybe you could write your own? 'Pretty Amazing Grace - Religious Reprise'?

[@Ryder.Draconis]

no.

[@juliet1969]

...for christ sake, stop being such pompous gits and just enjoy the music