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{{quote | cellspacingtext="3" cellpadding="3"|- valign="top"|width="100%" class="MainPageBG" style="border: 1px solid #ffddc0; color: #000; background-color: #ffffee"|''This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood... ([[Romans 3]]: 22-25)''}}{{Infobox_Contents |}  ''In brief'': topic_name = Amazing Grace is one the world's most famous hymns. Written by the once slave trader, [[Image:Olney_church.jpg|thumb|center|The church in Olney where John Newtonworked]], it describes the amazing realization a Christian has when he realizes that he is saved not through his own works, but by God's loving | subtopics = [[graceAmazing Grace (lyrics)]].  ----  '''Overviews'''* [[About the song Amazing Grace(sheet music)]]  '''Words'''* [[Media:Amazing Grace (lyrics).ogg|Words to Amazing Gracemidi file]]* Related songs: [[Grace Like Rain (Todd Agnew) (lyricssong)|Lyrics to Todd Agnew's version Grace Like Rain]]* [[John Newton]]* [[Grace]] | opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} | }}

'''Chords The hymn was written by [[John Newton]], an English man who was born in 1725. As a young man he was captain of a ship that was used for slave-trading. During one voyage he cried out to God for mercy as the ship was tossed about in a storm. His ship was spared and sheet music'''* John Newton began his walk towards [[Grace Like Rain (Todd Agnew) (chords)Christ]]. He continued to be a slave trader for some years but there was a slow transformation and within the next 20 years Newton had given up this life and had become the parish priest of Olney, a village near London. Whilst here he wrote the the words to the famous hymn, Amazing Grace.

'''Audio'''<pre>* [[Media:Amazing.ogg|Amazing Grace midi file]]grace (how sweet the sound)That saved a wretch like meI once was lost, but now am foundWas blind but now I see

'''See also'''Through many dangers, toils and snares* [[John Newton]]I have already overcome* [[Amazing Grace]]* [[Grace]]* [[Todd Agnew]]* [[Olney]]It was grace that led me safe thus far* [[Justification, salvation and And grace]]will bring me home

{{returnto}} [[Category:SongsChristian music]] -> [[Hymns]]