Skotsk folkemelodi - Tekst: John Newton
Amazing Grace
how sweet the sound
that saved awretch like me!
I once was lost
but now I' m found,
was blind but now I see.
T'was Grace that taught
my heart to fear,
and Grace my years relieved.
How precious did
that Grace appear,
the hour I first believed.
Through many dangers
toils and snares,
I have already come.
'tis Grace that brought
me safe this far,
and Grace willlead me home.
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 first begun.
'Amazing Grace' er en af de mest kendte amerikanske hymner. Melodien er en skotsk folkemelodi fra 1700-tallet, teksten tilskrives John Newton, som oprindelig var sømand med slavehandel som speciale. Han kom dog på bedre tanker, blev præst og vendte sig mod slaveriet. I teksten taler han om et 'før' og et 'nu', som refererer til hans egen holdningsændring.