Amazing Grace,
Written by John Newton who was originally a captain on a slave trading ship but then had a sudden
conversion to Christianity during a storm and became a priest and went on to campaign against slavery.
Geschrieben von John Newton, der ursprünglich Kapitän auf einem Sklavenhandelsschiff war, dann aber während eines Sturms plötzlich zum Christentum konvertierte, Priester wurde und sich gegen die Sklaverei einsetzte.
Amazing grace, How sweet thou art,
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost, but now I am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed
Through many dangers, toils, and snares
I have already come
This grace that brought me safe thus far
And grace will lead me home