RitualSong (2nd ed.) ‎#757

757. Amazing Grace!

1 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.

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

3 The Lord has promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.

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

5 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Amazing grace! how sweet the sound
• Title: Amazing Grace!
• Author (sts. 1-4): John Newton, 1725-1807
• Author (attr. to) (st. 5): John Rees, fl.1859
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2016
• Topic: Grace; Mercy

Tune Information

• Name: NEW BRITAIN
• Harmonizer: Edwin O. Excell, 1851-1921
• Meter: CM
• Key: G Major or modal
• Source: Virgina Harmony, 1831