Amazing Grace

"Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn written by John Newton in 1772, published in 1779, and possibly the most sung and recorded hymn in the world. Newton, an English Anglican clergyman and poet, wrote the words from personal experience, having converted to Christianity after a violent storm off the coast of Ireland in 1748. The hymn was originally intended to illustrate a sermon, but it gained popularity in the United States during the Second Great Awakening and has since become a universal message of forgiveness and redemption, with over 20 melodies and thousands of recordings.learn more on wikipedia