The Hymnal 1982 ‎#671

671. Amazing grace! how sweet the sound

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 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 that 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
• Author: John Newton, 1725-1807 (alt.)
• Author (st. 5): John Rees, 19th cent.
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: The Christian Life
• Source: A Collection of Sacred Ballads, 1790, compiled by Richard Broaddus and Andrew Broaddus (st. 5)

Tune Information

• Name: NEW BRITAIN
• Adapter (attr.): Edwin Othello Excell, 1851-1921
• Harmonizer: Austin Cole Lovelace, b. 1919
• Meter: CM
• Key: F Major
• Source: Virginia Harmony, 1831
• Copyright: Harmonization copyright © 1974 by Abingdon Press. Used by permission.