Amazing Grace

Vorkommen

• KABF21 -

Künstler

• James P. Carrell & David S. Clayton

Veröffentlichung

• 1829

Lyrics

• Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
  That sav’d a wretch like me!
  I once was lost, but now am found,
  Was blind, but now I see.
  
  ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
  And grace my fears reliev’d;
  How precious did that grace appear,
  The hour I first believ’d!
  
  Thro’ many dangers, toils and snares,
  I have already come;
  ’Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
  And grace will lead me home.
  
  The Lord has promis’d good to me,
  His word my hope secures;
  He will my shield and portion be,
  As long as life endures.
  
  Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
  And mortal life shall cease;
  I shall possess, within the veil,
  A life of joy and peace.
  
  The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
  The sun forbear to shine;
  But God, who call’d me here below,
  Will be forever mine.

Wissenswertes

• Der Text zu dem Stück wurde von John Newton schon 1779 verfasst.
• …wird oft bei Beerdigungen in den USA gespielt.