Amazing Grace

Words: Sts. 1–5, John Newton, 1773; st. 6, Elhanan Winchester, 1784, alt.
Music: Columbian Harmony, 1829; arr. Edwin O. Excell, 1909, alt.
Arrangement: Keith Getty

Verse 1
Amazing grace! how sweet the sound
that saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now am found
was blind, but now I see

Verse 2
'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
and grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
the hour I first believed

Verse 3
Through many dangers, toils, and snares
I have already come
'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far
and grace will lead me home

Verse 4
The Lord has promised good to me
His word my hope secures
He will my Shield and Portion be
as long as life endures

Verse 5
The earth shall soon dissolve like snow
the sun forbear to shine
But God, who called me here below
will be forever mine

Verse 6
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'd first begun



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