- C Tenor Recorder (Soprano & Alto Lines)
- C Great Bass Recorder (Tenor & Bass Lines)
- Verse 1
- Amazing grace (how sweet the sound)
- That saved a wretch like me!
- I once was lost, but now am found,
- Was blind, but now I see.
- Verse 2
- ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
- and grace my fears relieved;
- How precious did that grace appear
- The hour I first believed!
- Verse 3
- Through many dangers, toils and snares
- I have already come:
- ’Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
- And grace will lead me home.
- Verse 4
- The Lord has promised good to me,
- His word my hope secures;
- He will my shield and portion be
- as long as life endures.
- Verse 5
- Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
- And mortal life shall cease:
- I shall possess, within the veil,
- A life of joy and peace.
- Verse 6
- The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
- The sun forbear to shine;
- But God, who called me here below,
- will be forever mine.
- July 3 entry for the 2022 Weekly Hymns Challenge.
- New Britain first published 1829.
- Lyrics written 1779 by John Newton (1725-1807)
- Hymn #391 in The New Church Hymnal