Amazing Grace
Words by John Newton, a slave-ship captain turned clergyman, published in «Olney Hymns» (1779); the tune «New Britain» was joined to them in 1835.
G G7 C G
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound
A D
That saved a wretch like me!
G G7 C G
I once was lost, but now am found,
Em D G
Was blind, but now I see.
G G7 C G
'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
A D
And grace my fears relieved.
G G7 C G
How precious did that grace appear,
Em D G
The hour I first believed.
G G7 C G
Through many dangers, toils and snares
A D
We have already come
G G7 C G
'Twas grace hath brought us safe thus far
Em D G
And grace will lead us home
G G7 C G
The Lord has promised good to me,
A D
His word my hope secures;
G G7 C G
He will my shield and portion be
Em D G
As long as life endures.
G G7 C G
When we've been there ten thousand years,
A D
Bright shining as the sun,
G G7 C G
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Em D G
Than when we'd first begun.
G G7 C G
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound
A D
That saved a wretch like me!
G G7 C G
I once was lost, but now am found,
Em D G
Was blind, but now I see.