Amazing_Grace

Words: John Newton, Olney Hymns
(London: W. Oliver, 1779).
Exception: the last stanza is by an unknown author; it appeared as early as 1829 in Baptist Songster, by R. Winchell (Wethersfield, Connecticut), as the last stanza of the song �Jerusalem My Happy Home.�

This is probably the most popular hymn in the English language�a television documentary was even made about it. Perhaps it is because its words so well describe the author: John Newton was a slave trader before coming to Christ.

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.

�Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.

Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
�Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.

The Lord has promised good to me,
His Word my hope secures;
He will my Shield and Portion be,
As long as life endures.

Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess, within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, Who called me here below,
Shall 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�d first begun.