The familiar, inspirational first verse: "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." ...

The familiar, inspirational first verse: "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." ...

The song "Amazing Grace" was first performed on New Year's Day, ... Judy Collins recorded this version of "Amazing Grace" at Saint Paul's Cathedral at Columbia University for her 1970 album, ...

Garth Brooks led the Biden inauguration attendees in a rendition of "Amazing Grace." ... and then invited the crowd — and viewers at home — to join with him for the repeat of the first verse.

St. Peter and St. Paul Church, in Olney, England, was home to curate John Newton from 1764 to 1780 and is where “Amazing Grace” was first sung on January 1, 1773.

The third verse's reference to "dangers, toils and snares", says Walvin, ... Amazing Grace was first recorded, under the name New Britain, by the Original Sacred Harp Choir in 1922.

A 2006 movie, "Amazing Grace" starring Ioan Gruffudd, was about the life of 18th Century anti-slavery activist William Wilberforce. Albert Finney played Newton, a friend of Wilberforce.

Amazing Grace. By James Walvin. University of California Press; 216 pages; $19.95 and £16.99. I n 2015 Barack Obama gave the eulogy at a funeral service in Charleston, South Carolina, for a black ...

Jennifer Hudson performed “Amazing Grace” in honor of Aretha Franklin at the Queen of Soul’s funeral in Detroit on Friday.. This was no easy feat: Franklin was a fearsome gospel singer, and ...

The familiar, inspirational first verse: “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.” ...