Amazing Grace
In the year 1725 a boy was born into a
devout Christian family; but orphaned
at the age of 7, his new guardians
made him disavow his faith. Miserable
and rebellious, he ran away to sea. His
wild nature brought him many adventures
and narrow escapes, until, finding
himself cast into the hold of an African
trading vessel for drunken behaviour, he
reflected back to his early childhood.
When the ship came close to sinking in
a violent storm, he experienced a
spiritual awakening. Two years later he
was ordained as a minister and went on
to write over 100 hymns. One of them
was Amazing Grace......
Amazing Grace
John Newton
American Traditional
A-maz-ing 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.
'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How pre-cious did that grace ap-pear
The hour I first be-lieved!
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