Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As we look at another New Year’s Day, it’s a good time to reflect on a song that unites rather than divides us: the Rev. John ...
It has been sung by pop artists and public figures. Now, it's on Broadway. — -- It’s a song known to many -- and a story known to few. "Amazing Grace" has been sung by pop artists, performed by ...
2023 is the 250th anniversary year of "Amazing Grace." It was first performed on New Year's Day, 1773, and has gone through many changes over the years. You know those songs that you just kind of know ...
"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." — John Newton, "Amazing Grace" (1779) "I’m so thankful you sat next to me ...
Saltmine is a Christian theatre company. Its latest touring production is of a new play scripted by Richard Hasnip based on the life of the late 18th century sailor, poet and clergyman John Newton.
You’ve likely heard the famous hymn “Amazing Grace.” People the world over love the song. It’s been sung at countless memorial services, civil rights events, and churches. Recently, people in 50 ...
Amazing Grace. By James Walvin. University of California Press; 216 pages; $19.95 and £16.99 A short but fascinating book by James Walvin, a professor at the University of York and an expert on ...
“Amazing grace,” intoned the eulogist, and repeated it. He began to sing: “how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me,” and the congregation, a bit startled, joined in, as the pianist scrambled ...
The 18th-century song is among nine new additions to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ global “Hymns—For Home and Church.” Composed by the Anglican abolitionist John Newton, “Amazing ...
“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.” — John Newton, “Amazing Grace” (1779) My experience with grace began at a ...