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As ‘Amazing grace’ marks its 250th anniversary on Sunday January 1st 2023, we look at the story behind one of the world’s most famous hymns and its author, John Newton.
Amazing Grace was written by an Englishman who in the early part of his life was an outspoken atheist, libertine, and slave trader.
"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. [1] [2] [3]
Knowing the story of John Newton's life as a slave trader and the journey he went through before writing the hymn will help to understand the depth of his words and his gratefulness for God's truly amazing grace.
In 2006, the Amazing Grace musical debuted on Broadway, bringing Newton's story to a wider audience. The production highlighted the song's journey from personal testimony to global anthem. Role in Modern Social Justice Movements "Amazing Grace" has become a rallying cry for civil rights and social justice causes.
When John Newton composed the words to what has perhaps become the most widely recognized hymn of our day— “Amazing Grace”—he was the pastor of a growing congregation in Olney, England. Newton loved the country setting.
Known For: Anglican clergyman of the Church of England, hymn-writer, and former slave trader turned abolitionist who penned “Amazing Grace,” one of the most beloved and enduring hymns of the Christian church. Born: July 24, 1725 in Wapping, London, UK.
Newton left slave trading and took the job of tide surveyor at Liverpool, but he began to think he had been called to the ministry. His mother's prayers for her son were answered, and in 1764, at the age of thirty-nine, John Newton began forty-three years of preaching the Gospel of Christ.
‘Amazing Grace’ became an African American spiritual though it was written by a former slave trader. It’s to this song that people turn when tragedy strikes. When all hope is lost, we sing ‘Amazing Grace.’
Amazing Grace: The Story Behind the Song. • 1 note for 1 hour - a meditation This documentary, produced by Emblem Media LLC, focuses on the person John Newton, and the experiences that...