Shaun Groves
The first e-mail I ever got from Ann was signed “All’s grace, Ann.”
That little phrase stopped me. It’s a powerful little sermon isn’t it?
All’s a gift. And it’s all I need. All sufficient. And for all.
If all’s a gift then it’s not mine because of my intellect. The pressure’s off to be the brightest.
If all’s a gift then it’s not mine because I earned it. The pressure’s off to work the hardest.
If all’s a gift then it’s not mine because I’m good. The pressure’s off to be the best.
All’s grace.
Humbling. Stilling. Also purpose giving.
To be like the Giver, to be inhabited by the Giver, is to be giving. To give as He gives: To give all. To all.
I will bless you, God promised Abraham, and you will be a blessing to all. So John wrote that we know what love is because Christ laid down His life for us. We’re to go and do likewise, he says. And to give this kind of love because it’s the kind we were given first…and are still receiving daily in a thousand ways.
All’s grace.
On a good day I slow down and meditate. One way I do this is by saying a truth out loud, adding a word each time, thinking about each one as it’s tacked on.
You
You have
You have loved
You have loved us…
Late last night the meditation became a song. Then I mixed it with a prayer. Then closed with Ann’s sermon: All is grace.
All’s Grace from Shaun Groves on Vimeo.
All’s Grace
Words & Music by Shaun Groves
(C)2011 Simplicity Street/ASCAPYou have loved us
You have loved us all
You have loved us all so
We love allYou have blessed us
You have blessed us all
You have blessed us all so
We bless allThank you for Christ and cross
Through us tell the wand’ring
Thank you for making peace
Through us love our enemiesYou have loved us
You have loved us all
You have loved us all so
We love allYou have given
You have given all
You have given all so
We give allThank you for daily bread
Through us fill the empty
Thank you for bodies whole
Through us mend the breakingAll is grace
All is grace
All is grace and grace enough, o
All is grace
All is grace
All is grace and grace enough
For all of us
For all of usYou have loved us
You have loved us all
You have loved us all so
We love all
BDub says:
I love it!
Simple and profound, just like it should be.
Thank you for sharing it!
Meredith Dunn says:
I echo this.
How often we overlook the simple and miss the depth completely.
Thanks Shaun.
Ryan says:
Thanks for sharing Shaun, love the song. can’t wait to hear the album!
Mitch says:
Nice man. Very nice.
Megan @ Faith Like Mustard says:
Yep, I’m stoked for the album to be complete. This is beautiful.
Sidenote: the librarian in me couldn’t help being distracted by the books in the background WHICH HAVE SPINELABELS and (I assume) are shelved appropriately. How awesome is that? Who’s responsible-you or the wife? I think someone deserves a round of applause! 🙂
QuatroMama says:
Thankful for this, Shaun.
HeatherEV says:
<3 (This is a heart in text-talk, meaning I really love this song!)
Kelli says:
This is a beautiful song, Shaun. Such a simple message, yet so deeply profound and merciful.
All’s Grace. Beautiful…
Katie says:
Beautiful! Profound!
My roommate walked in about halfway through the song and was humming along by the end. Catchy, too.
And I still love all the books. 🙂
Katie
Kristy says:
I just really can’t wait for your CD to come out.
Sue says:
That is beautiful, Shaun.
Kristen says:
Oh my…breathtaking!
Tater Mama says:
You’ve blessed us with this song. Loved it.
Ron says:
Thank you for feeding my soul tonight.
Annie L. says:
Love it!!
Candace says:
Love, love, love it!!
When I first started reading A Holy Experience that was the first line that jumped out to me, too…I have now claimed it as my own. It truly is all grace…
Sarah M. says:
I was reminded of this very message yesterday as I taught my Sunday School class of children. Phillip shared the truth about grace to the Ethiopian. I shared the message of grace with those precious children, but what I was taken by was the message of grace that resonated in my heart with freshness. One of the children said something about death and the thought occurred to me that even in death, there is such deep and rich grace for the believer. We are not worthy in life or death. But GRACE. All’s Grace.
Beautifully written Shaun!
Sara @ Happy Brown House says:
Two thumbs up from the Happy Brown House! I so needed to hear this today, Shaun. Thanks for sharing!
Kat @ Inspired To Action says:
Love it…
Rhonda K says:
Love the song!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Ann’s book. I read it all the way through and now am going back through it chapter by chapter and just soaking in the grace and truth.
Your blog and her blog are by far my 2 favorite places to read because God meets me there and here all the time.
Thanks!
Susan says:
Thank you for posting this song. It’s simplicity is it’s beauty – and the words go deep.
Zoe Parish says:
If anyone wants to know why I do what I do in future, I will point them to this song. Thank you x
SteveH says:
Really like it. Thanks for sharing.
shayne says:
Listened to the song…took a deep breath and then just…floated.
Thanks for the reminder.
seekingpastor says:
Home run! Beautiful.
Sarah says:
beautiful.
JessicaB says:
For the record, i saw this yesterday, but reFUSED to be the first comment again. ; )
You can really bring some lyrics to life with that voice of yours. Lurv it.
shayne says:
Proud of your power of restraint. You go girlie!
JessicaB says:
Why, thanks.
*blushes*
Shaun Groves says:
Baby steps, Jessica
Katie says:
So honest. Love this verse:
“Thank you for daily bread
Through us fill the empty
Thank you for bodies whole
Through us mend the breaking”
Can I use it as a dinner prayer with the kids?
Good work!
-Katie
michelle says:
Beautiful idea.
May I steal it?
Beth says:
Can’t wait for the album 🙂
keith says:
excellent.
Tiffany says:
Truly beautiful, because it is so beautifully true. Thank you.
christina brown says:
love all the grace
stacie says:
Should be a hit as my 3 year old is now singing..
You loved us all….
Beautiful Shawn…perfect.
michelle says:
My three year old is singing it too!
Nice.
I agree, a hit.
Erica says:
Love everything about it! Beautiful!
Adam says:
I find beauty in simplicity…simple messages, simple songs, simple scripture, in the simplicity is often a deeper and beautiful message.
Really enjoying it man.
Kristie says:
Do you mind if I send my brother here to learn it and teach it to our worship team for use on Sundays before you actually get to record it?
Hope you’ll sing it live in Valdosta…counting the days! 🙂
June says:
Valdosta? When? I want to be there.
Love the song. Love the book. I’m making my list. Would love to put hearing you, Shaun, on it.
michelle says:
This song. This message.
It’s wrecking me.
Thank you for this, Shaun.
Beautiful, beautiful.
We sit under a fourteen foot blanket of snow today in Oklahoma. http://oneroofafrica.blogspot.com/2011/02/forced-rest.html
Grace of forced rest.
And I am just all happy tears with this simply beautiful art.
Gift from Creator artist to musician artist.
Beauty for the world.
Yes, grace.
Remarkably, undeserved, awe-inspiring grace.
All truly is grace.
Michelle
P.S.- A few years ago you shared our story on your links page…do you remember? Anyway, it’s taken quite a turn: http://oneroofafrica.blogspot.com/2010/06/one-step-closer.html
But through it all we are more aware of the Father’s great kindness and unfailing love. His wildly-beautiful grace has covered our family.
We’re without words but completely grateful for His Steadfast, unfailing Love that carried us through this heart ache of a year.
And our newest gift, a constant reminder of it: http://oneroofafrica.blogspot.com/2011/01/steadfast-unfailing-love.html
Michelle says:
Oklahoma is not under fourteen feet of snow…let’s try that again.
We’re sitting under a fourteen INCH blanket of snow….
zena says:
wow.
really good.
good, good stuff. thank you.
it’s something to see god working through one and then another and then another.
i appreciate the humble partnership that comes from friendship in jesus. i hope for the world to see more and more of it.
Bethany says:
Beautiful…simply beautiful.
Thank you!
Laura Krokos says:
Awesome! Something I need to be reminded of everyday. Thank you!
Veretax says:
Wow, just wow. That is such a moving song, I’m trying to hold back the tears. I might just share this on facebook if I remember to do so later.
One thought I had though, when you begin recording a new song, do you often find yourself singing eyes closed as you remember the words? I know some praise songs I find myself doing this at times, especially if the song seems a lot like a prayer, but was just curious.
Shaun Groves says:
It’s a focus thing for me. I’m easily distracted with my eyes open so when a song’s new I – SQUIRREL!
CJ says:
When I read AVK’s posts I often hear a song in my heart. Praise and prayers naturally tend to be melodious (at least in my head). AND, I often wonder, “Did Shaun read this; this would make a great song.” Well…..now I know… THANK YOU for giving a beauiful voice to these words that I can sing out loud now too. YOU are a blessing.