Hymn
Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound)
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now can see.
O you must be born again,
O you must be born again,
Without a change you can't be saved
O you must be born again.
'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear,
the hour I first believed.
Thro' many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come;
'Tis grace that brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound) — Text from National Jubilee Melodies, 1916. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/amazing-grace-how-sweet-the-sound
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound)?
The words of Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound) were written by John Newton; the version here was published in 1916. The library holds 38 more hymns by John Newton, including Looking at the Cross and The Prodigal Son.
Is Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound) public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from National Jubilee Melodies, published in 1916. 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! (how sweet the sound)?
Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound) is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, All Praise to Our Redeeming Lord, Jerusalem, My Happy Home and Thanks for Private Deliverance.