Amazing Grace

The Story Behind the Song

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Amazing Grace is a song
that we hear and sing
often.
But how many of us
know the story behind
that great song?

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Amazing Grace dates all
the way back to the
1700s.
It was written by English
poet and clergyman
John Newton.

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He delivers a message
that forgiveness and
redemption is possible
regardless of the sins
people commit.
The soul can be
delivered from despair
through the mercy of
God.

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Newton wrote these
words from personal
experience.
It was his
autobiography in verse.

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John Newton was like
the words in the song -
a wretch who needed
to be saved.
He was a mean-spirited
man who treated
people with contempt.

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Not surprisingly, he
participated in the slave
trade.
On night, the vessel he
was on was battered by
a terrible storm.
It was so violent that he
became frightened
enough to call out to
God for mercy.

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That moment was the
beginning of his
spiritual conversion.
One thing he did have,
though, was a praying
mother.

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She died when he was
only seven years old,
but in those few years
she taught him Bible
verses and prayed
fervently for him.
Those prayers outlived
her.

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Romans 3:23 reminds
us that "all have sinned
and fall short of the
glory of God."
Our sins may be great
and known by a lot of
people, or they may be
subtle.
We may be lost and not
know where to turn.

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But take heart. This is
why Jesus came to
earth - to die for our
sins.
We can accept him as
our personal Savior and
that same "Amazing
Grace" will be extended
to us.

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If you don't know Jesus
Christ as your personal
Savior, just tell him and
invite him enter to your
heart and life. God bless
you.

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