The Celebration Hymnal

343

Amazing Grace

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.  

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.  

3 The Lord has promised good to me;  
His Word my hope secures.  
He will my shield and portion be  
As long as life endures.  

4 Thro' many dangers, toils, and snares  
I have already come.  
'Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,  
And grace will lead me home.  

5 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.

WORDS: John Newton
Theme: Assurance and Trust; Christ: Atonement, Crucifixion, Suffering and Death; The Last Things: The Redeemer: His Grace, Love and Mercy