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Written by Rachel Whitaker, Associate Editor
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12/13/07 |
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"Amazing Grace" is one of the most well-known hymns, and one of my favorites. The Library of Congress has a new site where you can learn more about the history of this song and listen to recordings from as much as 85 years ago. Be sure to look at the original book where John Newton, the former slave trader who wrote the song, published his lyrics. John matched the song with this prayer of David: "'Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? And as if this were not enough in your sight, O God, you have spoken about the future of the house of your servant. You have looked on me as though I were the most exalted of men, O LORD God'" (1 Chronicles 17:16, 17).
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