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Amazing grace! how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch; like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
That saved a wretch; like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
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’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed!
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed!
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The Lord hath promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.
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When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we first begun.
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we first begun.
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Mechanicsburg, Ohio, United States
I love this song. It is a true love song.
Salt Lake, UT, United States
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound.
United Kingdom
This hymn is of Christian testimony after conversion. Conversion occurs when God the Holy Spirit convicts someone of their sin and unbelief, and they then repent and believe the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. He died for their sins, bearing them in His body on the tree at Calvary, ,and rose again from the dead three days later. (The gospel accounts of the passion of the Lord Jesus).
It is God's grace that brings them to become a born again Christian. this grace is undeserved by the sinner becoming a born again Christian.
And one day, in Heaven, we shall be like the stars that shine forever and ever. (Daniel).
London, Hounslow, United Kingdom
OMG! 😊SUCH a beautiful song!! God bless you John Newton and thank you for creating such a wonderful, full-of-amazing-grace song!
Accra, Ghana
Praise God, praise God, praise God,
Praise God, praise God, praise God,
Praise God, praise God, praise God,
Praise God, praise God, praise God,
Praise God!
Glendale, Arizona, United States
I love the hymn. It's my favorite.
I played it for CSA got S1
Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
This hymn has been a family favorite as long as I can remember. I can hear my great aunt humming it as she washed clothes on the back porch and when she prepared meals in the kitchen. When I was growing up we sang this hymn at revivals, Sunday services, and church meetings. As an adult, I now understand the meaning of the verses and their importance to Christians.
Meridian, ID, United States
This song has been my absolute favorite for many years. It's helped me get through some tough times because of its encouraging and strengthening nature. God is so good and so faithful!
Saint Louis, MO, United States
So agree with the love of this song. Here's the longer version I sing and play on guitar:
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound/That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost but now I'm found/T’was blind but now I see
T’was grace that taught my heart to fear/And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear/The hour I first believed
My chains are gone, I've been set free/My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy rains/Unending love, amazing grace
The Lord has promised good to me/His word my hope secures
He will my shield and portion be/As long as life endures
Through many dangers, toils and snares/We have already come
T'was grace that brought us safe thus far/And grace will lead us home
My chains are gone, I've been set free/My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy rains/Unending love, amazing grace
The earth shall soon dissolve like snow/The sun forbear to shine
But God, who called me here below/Will be forever mine
When we’ve been there ten thousand years/Bright shining as the sun
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise/Than when we first begun
My chains are gone, I've been set free/My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy rains/Unending love, amazing grace
Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
John Newton write this song after many years of trading Africans in the trans-Atlantic trade. He gradually realized how unChristian the trade was and first thought teaching the Bible was enough. Eventually he decided slavery, a severely racist system in the modern period, was not Christian and finally gave up trading in slaves. He wrote Amazing Grace to reflect his belief that God saved him, a slave trading wretch, from his own horrific sins of trading in slaves and racism. This can be a lesson in how one man came to realize Godliness doesn’t include being a trader in humans and a racist.