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 hath 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 Yes, 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 The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, who called me here below,
Will be forever mine.
7 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 | |
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First Line: | Amazing grace! how sweet the sound |
Title: | Amazing Grace! How Sweet the Sound |
Author: | John Newton, 1725-1807 |
Meter: | C M |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1999 |
Topic: | Assurance and Faith |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | AMAZING GRACE |
Meter: | C M |
Key: | F Major or modal |
Source: | Early American melody |