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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. |
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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! |
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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. |
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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. |
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We are familiar with the hymn "Amazing Grace." Although this is a good hymn, it does not speak of the Triune God as our portion for our enjoyment. When this hymn was written, the experiential knowledge of God among the Lord's people had not come to this point. Even as recent as fifty years ago, Christians did not have the understanding of grace as the Triune God experienced and enjoyed by us. But standing on the shoulders of those who have gone before us, we have come to know that grace is far more than merely unmerited favor. Grace is the Triune Godāthe Father, the Son, and the Spiritāprocessed for our experience and enjoyment.
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Amazing Grace saved a wretch like me! Amen!
Wayland, NY, United States
I love this song so much. I also love the blood of Jesus.
Hillsville, VA, United States
These are not the right words. These are not the original words. Not trying to be mean but it is true.
Detroit, MI, United States
The words that John Newton composed for his tombstone were publicized by George Beverly Shea:
"A most moving experience was visiting John Newton's gravesite in the churchyard. Don Hustad, long-time organist and musician on our team, was with me, and together we found the tombstone in a corner of the cemetery, very close to a centuries-old stone wall. Pushing aside some of the tall grass, I discovered some engraved words on the back of the stone. As I read them aloud, Don pulled an envelope from his pocket and quickly wrote them down. Standing there we rejoiced over John Newton's powerful testimony. These are the words:
John Newton, clerk, once an infidel and libertine,
a servant of slaves in Africa, was by the rich mercy
of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, preserved,
restored, pardoned, and appointed to preach the
faith he had long labored to destroy.
Back in the US, in an RCA recording studio, when the red light went on and the orchestra began the opening of this beautiful hymn, I quoted John Newton's declaration of a life transformed. Words could scarcely better express the "amazing" part of grace." - 'How sweet the Sound' by George Beverly Shea
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The last stanza was not written by Newton. It was first recorded in Harriet Beecher Stowe's immensely influential 1852 anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin". Three stanzas were emblematically sung by Tom in his hour of deepest crisis. He sings the 6th and 5th stanzas in that order [see Hannah's 9/9/2012 post for those stanzas], and Stowe included the now popular last stanza not written by Newton but that had been passed down orally in African American communities for at least 50 years. It was originally one of between 50 to 70 stanzas of a song titled "Jerusalem, My Happy Home" that first appeared in a 1790 book called "A Collection of Sacred Ballads". - Wikipedia
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Love this so muchšššÆ
Coventry, United Kingdom
When I take a backward look @ my life, I know the Lord's amazing grace brought me thus far, I so love this song.
Kampala, Uganda
Everlasting song!
Nairobi, Kenya
My all time favourite amazing grace
Lansing, Illinois, United States
Great song! I love and will use this to whoop with the words of the Lord.
So awesome