Amazing Grace is the most popular song on Earth. It has been sung more times by more people in more languages, than any other song in the history of the planet. Amazing Grace is probably one of the best known hymns in the world today. The words tell of the grace of God - the gift ...Show more
Nothing But The Blood
Robert Lowry (1826-1899) Nothing But The Blood 1. What can wash away my sin? Nothing but the blood of Jesus; What can make me whole again? Nothing but the blood of Jesus. Chorus: Oh! Precious is the flow That makes me white as snow; No other fount I know, Nothing but the blood of ...Show more
Words: John Newton (1715-1807)Music: American melody from Carrell's and Clayton's Virginia Harmony (1831)AMAZING GRACED G DAmazing grace! How sweet the sound D AThat saved a wretch like me! D G DI once was lost but now I'm found; Bm D A DWas blind, but now I see.'Twas grace that ...Show more
John Newton was a slave-ship captain in the 18th century. However, he was also a devout Christian who went on to become a famous preacher and wrote the globally recognised hymn Amazing Grace. James Walvin talks to David Musgrove about how Newton and his contemporaries made sense ...Show more
The power of song: Laurie Taylor talks to James Walvin, Professor of History Emeritus at the University of York and author of a new study which explores the cultural history of "Amazing Grace," one of the transatlantic world's most popular hymns and a powerful anthem for humanity ...Show more
As Pastor John Newton, and author of "Amazing Grace," lay in his bed, he was thankful for the church God had given him. He continually marveled that God had chosen to pluck him from a life of sin and misery, and had instead given him the meaningful and joyful life of tending to o ...Show more