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"Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn published in 1779, written in 1772 by English Anglican clergyman and poet John Newton (1725–1807). It is possibly the most sung and most recorded hymn in the world, and especially popular in the United States, where it is used for both religious and secular purposes.
William Walker. William Walker (May 6, 1809 – September 24, 1875) was an American Baptist song leader, shape note "singing master", and compiler of four shape note tunebooks, most notable of which are the influential The Southern Harmony and The Christian Harmony, which has been in continuous use (republished 2010).
It is one of the earliest known print sources of the tune for "Amazing Grace", given in The Virginia Harmony as "Harmony Grove" and used as a setting for the Isaac Watts hymn "There Is a Land of Pure Delight". [1] The "Amazing Grace" text was not set to this melody until the 1847 Southern Harmony, where the tune was called "New Britain".
Amazing Grace is a musical with music and lyrics by Christopher Smith and a book by Smith and Arthur Giron. [1] The musical is Smith's first foray as a professional writer or composer. [2] [3] It is based loosely on the life of John Newton, an English slave trader who later became an Anglican priest and eventually an abolitionist.
The President Sang Amazing Grace" is a 2016 song written by Zoe Mulford. It was inspired by the Charleston church shooting of 2015. The song recounts the moment when President Barack Obama broke into an impromptu performance of the hymn " Amazing Grace " while delivering the eulogy for Clementa C. Pinckney .
The lyrics of John Newton's Amazing Grace are credited to Staunton Burdett's Baptist Harmony (1834). C. M. is common metre. New Britain is a hymn tune which was first published under other names in the early 19th century, including St Mary's, Gallaher, Symphony, Harmony Grove and Solon.
Amazing Grace (only jazz version) John Newton William Walker (composer) (only instrumental versions) Nominate and support all. TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 18:52, 14 June 2011 (UTC) The brass version is to die for, I have mixed feelings about the string version, and I despise the jazz version.
Amazing Grace: His Greatest Sacred Performances is a two-disc compilation of studio master recordings by Elvis Presley, released in 1994 on RCA Records and certified double platinum by the RIAA on July 15, 1999. The release also includes a booklet with session details and an essay by Charles Wolfe.