E D A Picture a man with no reason for living D E A With no hope of smiling again E D A Imagine a world with no golden daybreak D E En closed by the blackness of sin A And the scene is bathed in beauty and glory E F#m Transformed by love's sweet embrace D A F#m The hands of the Savior, erased all my sorrow Bm G Bm E And painted this picture of grace A D E A Hows skillful the hands of the artist D E A Who painted this picture of me D E F#m He saw with the eyes of a master B E How beautiful my life could be [Chorus 1] C# F#m A Where once was a portrait of gloom and despair D C# This masterpiece hangs in it's place F#m C# A B It's signed with his blood and it's framed with his glory Bm E G D A This beautiful picture of grace [Verse 2] E D A The ashes and ruin that once filled the picture D E A Had vanished and faded from view E D A And beautiful touches of mercy adorned D E This picture he painted anew A Such peace filled the eyes of the man he created E F#m A smile gently rests on his face D A F#m Since Jesus erased all the guilt of my past Bm G Bm E And painted this picture of grace A D E A Hows skillful the hands of the artist D E A Who painted this picture of me D E F#m He saw with the eyes of a master B E How beautiful my life could be [Chorus 2] C# F#m A Where once was a portrait of gloom and despair D C# This masterpiece hangs in it's place F#m C# A B It's signed with his blood and it's framed with his glory Bm E G D A //This beautiful picture of grace//