The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#441

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

4 The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, who called me here below,
Will be forever mine.

Text Information

• First Line: Amazing grace! how sweet the sound
• Author: John Newton
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Sinner: Repentance and Acceptance

Tune Information

• Name: ARLINGTON
• Composer: Thomas A. Arne
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: G Major or modal
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #354, 446, or 147.