Voices United ‎#266

266. 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 first 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 that brought me safe thus far,
and grace will lead me home.

4 The Lord has promised good to me,
this word my hope secures;
God will my shield and portion be
as long as life endures.

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, How Sweet the Sound
• Author: John Newton, 1725-1807 (1779, alt.)
• Translator (into French): Jacques de Réland
• Translator (into Mohawk): Josephine S. (Konwenne) Day
• Translator (into Chinese): Wing-Hee Heyward Wong (1976)
• Transliterator (of Chinese): Chirstopher Cheung (1995)
• Translator (into Japanese): Megumi Hara
• Transliterator (of Japanese): Haruo Harold Aihara
• Meter: 8 6 8 6
• Language: Chinese; Cree; English; French; Inuktitut; Japanese; Mohawk; Ojibway
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: God: Nature of God; Aging; Assurance; Comfort/Consolation; Conversion; Courage; Eternal Life; Faith Journey; God: Faithfulness; God: Mercy; God: Nature; God: Presence; God: Promises and Covenant; Grace; Guidance; Healing; Heaven(s)/Paradise; Holy Spirit: Gifts; Hope; Life; Light; Mercy; Pilgrimage and Conflict; Praise; Redemption; Salvation; Suffering; Trials; Trust; Victory; Vision/Dream; Christmas 2: Year A; Epiphany 9: Year A; Lent 1: Year A; Lent 3: Year A; Lent 4: Year A; Proper 4: Year A; Proper 6: Year A; Proper 9: Year A; Proper 15: Year A; Proper 26: Year A; Thanksgiving: Year A; Advent 4: Year B; Christmas 2: Year B; Epiphany 6: Year B; Epiphany 8: Year B; Lent 1: Year B; Lent 4: Year B; Proper 9: Year B; Proper 10: Year B; Proper 18: Year B; Proper 25: Year B; Advent 3: Year C; Epiphany 5: Year C; Lent 3: Year C; Trinity Sunday: Year C; Proper 14: Year C; Proper 19: Year C; Ash Wednesday: Year ABC
• Source: V. 5 anon. from A Collection of Sacred Ballads, 1790; Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut translators unknown; Ethnic Ministries Council, The United Church of Canada also helped with Japanese transliteration, 1995
• Copyright: French translation © Jacques de Réland; Chinese words © The Chinese Christian Literature Council, Ltd. Hong Kong; Chinese transliteration © 1995 Christopher Cheung; Japanese translation © Sambika Committee, United Church of Christ in Japan; Japanese transliteration © Haruo Harold Aihara

Tune Information

• Name: AMAZING GRACE (NEW BRITAIN)
• Adapter and Harmonizer: Edwin O. Excell (1900)
• Meter: 8 6 8 6
• Key: F Major