Hymn
Amazing Grace
AGmazing grace! how G7sweet the Csound, that Gsaved a wretch like Dme!
I Gonce was G7lost, but Cnow am Gfound; was Emblind, but Dnow I Gsee.
'Twas Ggrace that G7taught my Cheart to Gfear, and Ggrace my fears reDlieved;
How Gprecious G7did that Cgrace apGpear the Emhour I Dfirst beGlieved!
Through Gmany G7dangers, Ctoils, and Gsnares, I Ghave already Dcome;
'Tis Ggrace that G7brought me Csafe thus Gfar, and Emgrace will Dlead me Ghome.
When Gwe've been G7there ten Cthousand Gyears, bright Gshining as the Dsun,
We've Gno less G7days to Csing God's Gpraise than Emwhen we'd Dfirst beGgun.
Amazing Grace — Text from Olney Hymns, 1779. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/amazing-grace
Questions about this hymn
What key is Amazing Grace in?
Amazing Grace is charted in G. Use the Key menu above the lyrics to move it to any of the 12 keys; every chord is re-spelled for the new key.
Who wrote Amazing Grace?
The words of Amazing Grace were written by John Newton; the version here was published in 1779. The library holds 38 more hymns by John Newton, including Prayer answered by Crosses and Behold the Throne of Grace!
Is Amazing Grace public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Olney Hymns, published in 1779. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Amazing Grace?
Amazing Grace is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Joys of Heaven, Christ the Foundation of the Church and Lovest Thou Me? Feed My Lambs.
Are the chords for Amazing Grace easy to play?
The chart uses 5 chords: G, G7, C, D and Em. All of them are open-position guitar chords, so you won't need a capo or barre chords.