Amazing Grace

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Amazing Grace is a widely beloved Christian hymn, written in the 18th century, known for its powerful message of redemption and divine mercy.

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instanceOf Christian hymn
hymn
associatedWithMovement British abolitionist movement
surface form: Abolitionism

Evangelicalism
surface form: Evangelical Christianity
author John Newton
countryOfOrigin Great Britain
culturalImpact one of the most recognizable hymns in the English-speaking world
firstPublished 1779
firstPublishedIn Olney Hymns
genre Christian hymn
hasForm strophic song
hasMelody New Britain
includedIn numerous Christian hymnals
inspiredBy John Newton’s conversion to Christianity
John Newton’s experience as a former slave trader
language English
liturgicalUse Protestant denominations
some Catholic services
lyricist John Newton
melodyFirstPublished 1835
melodySourcePublication Southern Harmony
meter 8.6.8.6 (Common Meter)
notableLine I once was lost, but now am found
Was blind, but now I see
numberOfOriginalStanzas 6
openingLine Amazing Grace self-linksurface differs
surface form: Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound)
originalTitle Faith’s Review and Expectation
placeOfComposition Olney
surface form: Olney, Buckinghamshire
popularizedIn United States of America
surface form: United States
publicDomainStatus public domain (lyrics and traditional melody)
religiousTradition Christianity
subjectMatter God’s grace toward sinners
personal spiritual transformation
textWrittenInCentury 18th century
theme divine mercy
grace
redemption
repentance
salvation
usedIn Christian worship services
funeral services
memorial services
religious revivals
widelyRecordedBy classical musicians
country music artists
folk musicians
gospel artists
yearWritten 1772

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John Newton notableWork Amazing Grace
John Newton wrote Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace (bagpipes version) basedOn Amazing Grace
this entity surface form: Amazing Grace (hymn)
Amazing Grace (bagpipes version) isVersionOf Amazing Grace
this entity surface form: Amazing Grace (hymn)
Judy Collins notableWork Amazing Grace
this entity surface form: song "Amazing Grace"
Voice of an Angel hasTrack Amazing Grace
The Sound in Your Mind hasPart Amazing Grace
My Savior hasPart Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace title Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace namedAfter Amazing Grace
this entity surface form: hymn Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace openingLine Amazing Grace self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound)
Olney Hymns containsWork Amazing Grace
Olney Hymns hasNotableHymn Amazing Grace
Trust hasTrack Amazing Grace
this entity surface form: (That’s How You Sing) Amazing Grace