Tribute To John Newton
“Amazing Grace” never grows old
A hymn for all times and places
Even the most jaded will sing it
I’ve heard it in barroom spaces
‘Tis often sung in worship services
By the choir and the congregation,
The story of John Newton is told
How the slave trader found salvation.
An English cleric of some renown
Words he wrote tell us he became free,
“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.”
Written August 22, 2022
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