Worship (3rd ed.) ‎#583

583. 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 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 (st. 5): John Rees, fl. 1859
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Scripture:
  1 Chronicles 17:16-17
  ;
  Psalm 142:5
  ;
  John 9:1-41
  ;
  1 Corinthians 15:10
  ;
  Ephesians 2:8
• Topic: Funeral; Pastoral Care of the Sick; Penance; Comfort; Courage; Eternal Life; Grace; Guidance; Healing; Life; Light; Mercy; Pilgrimage; Praise; Salvation; Suffering; Trust; Unity; Victory over Sin and Death; Vision; Canons

Tune Information

• Name: NEW BRITAIN
• Harmonizer: John Barnard, b. 1948
• Meter: CM
• Key: G Major
• Source: Virginia Harmony, 1831
• Copyright: © 1982, Jubilate Hymns, Ltd. (admin. by Hope Publishing Co.)