Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) ‎#36

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

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

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

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

6 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've first begun.

Text Information

• First Line: Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
• Title: Amazing Grace!
• Author: John Newton (1779)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1997
• Scripture:
  Ephesians 2:8-9
  ;
  Titus 2:11
  ;
  Titus 3:5-7
• Topic: Grace; Singing
• Source: Collection of Sacred Ballads, 1790 (stanza 6)

Tune Information

• Name: NEW BRITAIN
• Arranger: Edwin O. Excell (1910)
• Meter: CM
• Key: G Major
• Source: Shaw's & Spilman's Columbian Harmony, 1829