Breath of heaven chords

Breath of Heaven {Mary’s Song} is another contemporary Christmas song, that has become a much loved favorite.

The song is written from Mary’s view point.  The song starts with why she may have been chosen.

The song was written by Chris Eaton.

Eaton was friends with Amy Grant and a member of her touring band.   She was preparing to go into the studio when their tour ended for a Christmas record.

Grant said, she saw the song’s chorus, “as being universal, but also it could be so specific in light of Mary, the mother of Jesus.”

When Amy Grant heard the song, she said that she immediately identified with the song. However, she wanted to rewrite the verses to personalize them.  At the time she was expecting her third child.

Grant said in an interview, “That song is so profound, but the chorus is so simple. It’s authentic and perfectly written, because it uses an incredibly moving economy o{/REGREPLACE}

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