Amazing Grace
No matter who you are, how wicked you have been, there is still hope for you. God loves you and is willing to forgive you and let bygones be bygones and forgive you of all your past. For your part, you must confess and give up all your past transgressions, turn from the way you have been living and ask for forgiveness and turn your life around.
Regardless of who you are and what you’ve done, I doubt that you have lived as sinful and wicked life as John Newton! He grew up and became the captain of a slave ship, hauling captured Africans to slave auctions in the West Indies, America and Europe. If you are interested you might research what frequently happened on these slave ships.
Warlords in Africa would capture entire villages and sell all these captives to slave ship captains. When brought aboard, they were packed below decks as tightly as a can of sardines. Seldom were they allowed topside. If there were any who were, or acted aggressive, they were quickly handled by being thrown overboard!
John Newton was a first class drunk and reprobate. Neither the slaves or his crew had anything but disgust and loathing for him. One time in a terrible storm, Newton was swept overboard. The crew refused to lower a boat to rescue the captain. Instead, they threw a harpoon and hit him in the hip or thigh and pulled him back aboard in that manner.
AMAZING GRACE
Later in his life, after he turned himself around and accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior, he worked with a member of Parliament to outlaw slavery in England. Besides Amazing Grace, he wrote a number of other spiritual songs. So, if God can forgive and accept John Newton, he certainly can and will accept you! "Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn published in 1779 with words written in 1772 by English Anglican clergyman and poet John Newton (1725–1807). It is an immensely popular hymn, particularly in the United States, where it is used for both religious and secular purposes.
Newton wrote the words from personal experience; he grew up without any particular religious conviction, but his life's path was formed by a variety of twists and coincidences that were often put into motion by others' reactions to what they took as his recalcitrant insubordination. He was pressed (navally conscripted) into service with the Royal Navy, and after leaving the service, he became involved in the Atlantic slave trade. In 1748, a violent storm battered his vessel off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland, so severely that he called out to God for mercy. While this moment marked his spiritual conversion, he continued slave trading until 1754 or 1755, when he ended his seafaring altogether. Newton began studying Christian theology and later became an abolitionist.
Ordained in the Church of England in 1764, Newton became the curate of Olney, Buckinghamshire, where he began to write hymns with poet William Cowper. "Amazing Grace" was written to illustrate a sermon on New Year's Day of 1773. It is unknown if there was any music accompanying the verses; it may have been chanted by the congregation. It debuted in print in 1779 in Newton's and Cowper's Olney Hymns but settled into relative obscurity in England. In the United States, "Amazing Grace" became a popular song used by Baptist and Methodist preachers as part of their evangelizing, especially in the American South, during the Second Great Awakening of the early 19th century. It has been associated with more than 20 melodies. In 1835, American composer William Walker set it to the tune known as "New Britain" in a shape note format; this is the version most frequently sung today.
With the message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of sins committed and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God, "Amazing Grace" is one of the most recognisable songs in the English-speaking world. American historian Gilbert Chase writes that it is "without a doubt the most famous of all the folk hymns"[1] and Jonathan Aitken, a Newton biographer, estimates that the song is performed about 10 million times annually.[2]
It has had particular influence in folk music, and has become an emblematic black spiritual. Its universal message has been a significant factor in its crossover into secular music. "Amazing Grace" became newly popular during the 1960s revival of American folk music, and it has been recorded thousands of times during and since the 20th century.
History[edit]
John Newton's conversion[edit]
How industrious is Satan served. I was formerly one of his active undertemptors and had my influence been equal to my wishes I would have carried all the human race with me. A common drunkard or profligate is a petty sinner to what I was.
John Newton, 1778[3] Just Sayin…RJS
Robert J Samples wrote:
Amazing Grace
No matter who you are, how wicked you have been, there is still hope for you. God loves you and is willing to forgive you and let bygones be bygones and forgive you of all your past. For your part, you must confess and give up all your past transgressions, turn from the way you have been living and ask for forgiveness and turn your life around.
Regardless of who you are and what you’ve done, I doubt that you have lived as sinful and wicked life as John Newton! He grew up and became the captain of a slave ship, hauling captured Africans to slave auctions in the West Indies, America and Europe. If you are interested you might research what frequently happened on these slave ships.
Warlords in Africa would capture entire villages and sell all these captives to slave ship captains. When brought aboard, they were packed below decks as tightly as a can of sardines. Seldom were they allowed topside. If there were any who were, or acted aggressive, they were quickly handled by being thrown overboard!
John Newton was a first class drunk and reprobate. Neither the slaves or his crew had anything but disgust and loathing for him. One time in a terrible storm, Newton was swept overboard. The crew refused to lower a boat to rescue the captain. Instead, they threw a harpoon and hit him in the hip or thigh and pulled him back aboard in that manner.
AMAZING GRACE
Later in his life, after he turned himself around and accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior, he worked with a member of Parliament to outlaw slavery in England. Besides Amazing Grace, he wrote a number of other spiritual songs. So, if God can forgive and accept John Newton, he certainly can and will accept you! "Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn published in 1779 with words written in 1772 by English Anglican clergyman and poet John Newton (1725–1807). It is an immensely popular hymn, particularly in the United States, where it is used for both religious and secular purposes.
Newton wrote the words from personal experience; he grew up without any particular religious conviction, but his life's path was formed by a variety of twists and coincidences that were often put into motion by others' reactions to what they took as his recalcitrant insubordination. He was pressed (navally conscripted) into service with the Royal Navy, and after leaving the service, he became involved in the Atlantic slave trade. In 1748, a violent storm battered his vessel off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland, so severely that he called out to God for mercy. While this moment marked his spiritual conversion, he continued slave trading until 1754 or 1755, when he ended his seafaring altogether. Newton began studying Christian theology and later became an abolitionist.
Ordained in the Church of England in 1764, Newton became the curate of Olney, Buckinghamshire, where he began to write hymns with poet William Cowper. "Amazing Grace" was written to illustrate a sermon on New Year's Day of 1773. It is unknown if there was any music accompanying the verses; it may have been chanted by the congregation. It debuted in print in 1779 in Newton's and Cowper's Olney Hymns but settled into relative obscurity in England. In the United States, "Amazing Grace" became a popular song used by Baptist and Methodist preachers as part of their evangelizing, especially in the American South, during the Second Great Awakening of the early 19th century. It has been associated with more than 20 melodies. In 1835, American composer William Walker set it to the tune known as "New Britain" in a shape note format; this is the version most frequently sung today.
With the message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of sins committed and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God, "Amazing Grace" is one of the most recognisable songs in the English-speaking world. American historian Gilbert Chase writes that it is "without a doubt the most famous of all the folk hymns"[1] and Jonathan Aitken, a Newton biographer, estimates that the song is performed about 10 million times annually.[2]
It has had particular influence in folk music, and has become an emblematic black spiritual. Its universal message has been a significant factor in its crossover into secular music. "Amazing Grace" became newly popular during the 1960s revival of American folk music, and it has been recorded thousands of times during and since the 20th century.
History[edit]
John Newton's conversion[edit]
How industrious is Satan served. I was formerly one of his active undertemptors and had my influence been equal to my wishes I would have carried all the human race with me. A common drunkard or profligate is a petty sinner to what I was.
John Newton, 1778[3] Just Sayin…RJS
Amazing Grace br br No matter who you are, how wi... (
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Didn’t realize the origins of that song. My brother in law played and sang it along with the congregation at my dad’s funeral. Quite interesting, thanks RJS.
Gordon
Loc: Charleston South Carolina
Robert J Samples wrote:
Amazing Grace
No matter who you are, how wicked you have been, there is still hope for you. God loves you and is willing to forgive you and let bygones be bygones and forgive you of all your past. For your part, you must confess and give up all your past transgressions, turn from the way you have been living and ask for forgiveness and turn your life around.
Regardless of who you are and what you’ve done, I doubt that you have lived as sinful and wicked life as John Newton! He grew up and became the captain of a slave ship, hauling captured Africans to slave auctions in the West Indies, America and Europe. If you are interested you might research what frequently happened on these slave ships.
Warlords in Africa would capture entire villages and sell all these captives to slave ship captains. When brought aboard, they were packed below decks as tightly as a can of sardines. Seldom were they allowed topside. If there were any who were, or acted aggressive, they were quickly handled by being thrown overboard!
John Newton was a first class drunk and reprobate. Neither the slaves or his crew had anything but disgust and loathing for him. One time in a terrible storm, Newton was swept overboard. The crew refused to lower a boat to rescue the captain. Instead, they threw a harpoon and hit him in the hip or thigh and pulled him back aboard in that manner.
AMAZING GRACE
Later in his life, after he turned himself around and accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior, he worked with a member of Parliament to outlaw slavery in England. Besides Amazing Grace, he wrote a number of other spiritual songs. So, if God can forgive and accept John Newton, he certainly can and will accept you! "Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn published in 1779 with words written in 1772 by English Anglican clergyman and poet John Newton (1725–1807). It is an immensely popular hymn, particularly in the United States, where it is used for both religious and secular purposes.
Newton wrote the words from personal experience; he grew up without any particular religious conviction, but his life's path was formed by a variety of twists and coincidences that were often put into motion by others' reactions to what they took as his recalcitrant insubordination. He was pressed (navally conscripted) into service with the Royal Navy, and after leaving the service, he became involved in the Atlantic slave trade. In 1748, a violent storm battered his vessel off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland, so severely that he called out to God for mercy. While this moment marked his spiritual conversion, he continued slave trading until 1754 or 1755, when he ended his seafaring altogether. Newton began studying Christian theology and later became an abolitionist.
Ordained in the Church of England in 1764, Newton became the curate of Olney, Buckinghamshire, where he began to write hymns with poet William Cowper. "Amazing Grace" was written to illustrate a sermon on New Year's Day of 1773. It is unknown if there was any music accompanying the verses; it may have been chanted by the congregation. It debuted in print in 1779 in Newton's and Cowper's Olney Hymns but settled into relative obscurity in England. In the United States, "Amazing Grace" became a popular song used by Baptist and Methodist preachers as part of their evangelizing, especially in the American South, during the Second Great Awakening of the early 19th century. It has been associated with more than 20 melodies. In 1835, American composer William Walker set it to the tune known as "New Britain" in a shape note format; this is the version most frequently sung today.
With the message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of sins committed and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God, "Amazing Grace" is one of the most recognisable songs in the English-speaking world. American historian Gilbert Chase writes that it is "without a doubt the most famous of all the folk hymns"[1] and Jonathan Aitken, a Newton biographer, estimates that the song is performed about 10 million times annually.[2]
It has had particular influence in folk music, and has become an emblematic black spiritual. Its universal message has been a significant factor in its crossover into secular music. "Amazing Grace" became newly popular during the 1960s revival of American folk music, and it has been recorded thousands of times during and since the 20th century.
History[edit]
John Newton's conversion[edit]
How industrious is Satan served. I was formerly one of his active undertemptors and had my influence been equal to my wishes I would have carried all the human race with me. A common drunkard or profligate is a petty sinner to what I was.
John Newton, 1778[3] Just Sayin…RJS
Amazing Grace br br No matter who you are, how wi... (
show quote)
Thanks for the history lesson. Still learning every day.
Robert J Samples wrote:
Amazing Grace
No matter who you are, how wicked you have been, there is still hope for you. God loves you and is willing to forgive you and let bygones be bygones and forgive you of all your past. For your part, you must confess and give up all your past transgressions, turn from the way you have been living and ask for forgiveness and turn your life around.
Regardless of who you are and what you’ve done, I doubt that you have lived as sinful and wicked life as John Newton! He grew up and became the captain of a slave ship, hauling captured Africans to slave auctions in the West Indies, America and Europe. If you are interested you might research what frequently happened on these slave ships.
Warlords in Africa would capture entire villages and sell all these captives to slave ship captains. When brought aboard, they were packed below decks as tightly as a can of sardines. Seldom were they allowed topside. If there were any who were, or acted aggressive, they were quickly handled by being thrown overboard!
John Newton was a first class drunk and reprobate. Neither the slaves or his crew had anything but disgust and loathing for him. One time in a terrible storm, Newton was swept overboard. The crew refused to lower a boat to rescue the captain. Instead, they threw a harpoon and hit him in the hip or thigh and pulled him back aboard in that manner.
AMAZING GRACE
Later in his life, after he turned himself around and accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior, he worked with a member of Parliament to outlaw slavery in England. Besides Amazing Grace, he wrote a number of other spiritual songs. So, if God can forgive and accept John Newton, he certainly can and will accept you! "Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn published in 1779 with words written in 1772 by English Anglican clergyman and poet John Newton (1725–1807). It is an immensely popular hymn, particularly in the United States, where it is used for both religious and secular purposes.
Newton wrote the words from personal experience; he grew up without any particular religious conviction, but his life's path was formed by a variety of twists and coincidences that were often put into motion by others' reactions to what they took as his recalcitrant insubordination. He was pressed (navally conscripted) into service with the Royal Navy, and after leaving the service, he became involved in the Atlantic slave trade. In 1748, a violent storm battered his vessel off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland, so severely that he called out to God for mercy. While this moment marked his spiritual conversion, he continued slave trading until 1754 or 1755, when he ended his seafaring altogether. Newton began studying Christian theology and later became an abolitionist.
Ordained in the Church of England in 1764, Newton became the curate of Olney, Buckinghamshire, where he began to write hymns with poet William Cowper. "Amazing Grace" was written to illustrate a sermon on New Year's Day of 1773. It is unknown if there was any music accompanying the verses; it may have been chanted by the congregation. It debuted in print in 1779 in Newton's and Cowper's Olney Hymns but settled into relative obscurity in England. In the United States, "Amazing Grace" became a popular song used by Baptist and Methodist preachers as part of their evangelizing, especially in the American South, during the Second Great Awakening of the early 19th century. It has been associated with more than 20 melodies. In 1835, American composer William Walker set it to the tune known as "New Britain" in a shape note format; this is the version most frequently sung today.
With the message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of sins committed and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God, "Amazing Grace" is one of the most recognisable songs in the English-speaking world. American historian Gilbert Chase writes that it is "without a doubt the most famous of all the folk hymns"[1] and Jonathan Aitken, a Newton biographer, estimates that the song is performed about 10 million times annually.[2]
It has had particular influence in folk music, and has become an emblematic black spiritual. Its universal message has been a significant factor in its crossover into secular music. "Amazing Grace" became newly popular during the 1960s revival of American folk music, and it has been recorded thousands of times during and since the 20th century.
History[edit]
John Newton's conversion[edit]
How industrious is Satan served. I was formerly one of his active undertemptors and had my influence been equal to my wishes I would have carried all the human race with me. A common drunkard or profligate is a petty sinner to what I was.
John Newton, 1778[3] Just Sayin…RJS
Amazing Grace br br No matter who you are, how wi... (
show quote)
A Powerful message for all of us Sinners, there is Amazing Hope for us all through God's Grace - thank-you RJS for the lesson!
Yes, we are all sinners, and some are saved by grace. All have the opportunity to have this salvation if they belienve and accept God's offer. Just Sayin...RJS
Big dog
Loc: Bayshore, Long Island, New York
Robert J Samples wrote:
Amazing Grace
No matter who you are, how wicked you have been, there is still hope for you. God loves you and is willing to forgive you and let bygones be bygones and forgive you of all your past. For your part, you must confess and give up all your past transgressions, turn from the way you have been living and ask for forgiveness and turn your life around.
Regardless of who you are and what you’ve done, I doubt that you have lived as sinful and wicked life as John Newton! He grew up and became the captain of a slave ship, hauling captured Africans to slave auctions in the West Indies, America and Europe. If you are interested you might research what frequently happened on these slave ships.
Warlords in Africa would capture entire villages and sell all these captives to slave ship captains. When brought aboard, they were packed below decks as tightly as a can of sardines. Seldom were they allowed topside. If there were any who were, or acted aggressive, they were quickly handled by being thrown overboard!
John Newton was a first class drunk and reprobate. Neither the slaves or his crew had anything but disgust and loathing for him. One time in a terrible storm, Newton was swept overboard. The crew refused to lower a boat to rescue the captain. Instead, they threw a harpoon and hit him in the hip or thigh and pulled him back aboard in that manner.
AMAZING GRACE
Later in his life, after he turned himself around and accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior, he worked with a member of Parliament to outlaw slavery in England. Besides Amazing Grace, he wrote a number of other spiritual songs. So, if God can forgive and accept John Newton, he certainly can and will accept you! "Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn published in 1779 with words written in 1772 by English Anglican clergyman and poet John Newton (1725–1807). It is an immensely popular hymn, particularly in the United States, where it is used for both religious and secular purposes.
Newton wrote the words from personal experience; he grew up without any particular religious conviction, but his life's path was formed by a variety of twists and coincidences that were often put into motion by others' reactions to what they took as his recalcitrant insubordination. He was pressed (navally conscripted) into service with the Royal Navy, and after leaving the service, he became involved in the Atlantic slave trade. In 1748, a violent storm battered his vessel off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland, so severely that he called out to God for mercy. While this moment marked his spiritual conversion, he continued slave trading until 1754 or 1755, when he ended his seafaring altogether. Newton began studying Christian theology and later became an abolitionist.
Ordained in the Church of England in 1764, Newton became the curate of Olney, Buckinghamshire, where he began to write hymns with poet William Cowper. "Amazing Grace" was written to illustrate a sermon on New Year's Day of 1773. It is unknown if there was any music accompanying the verses; it may have been chanted by the congregation. It debuted in print in 1779 in Newton's and Cowper's Olney Hymns but settled into relative obscurity in England. In the United States, "Amazing Grace" became a popular song used by Baptist and Methodist preachers as part of their evangelizing, especially in the American South, during the Second Great Awakening of the early 19th century. It has been associated with more than 20 melodies. In 1835, American composer William Walker set it to the tune known as "New Britain" in a shape note format; this is the version most frequently sung today.
With the message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of sins committed and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God, "Amazing Grace" is one of the most recognisable songs in the English-speaking world. American historian Gilbert Chase writes that it is "without a doubt the most famous of all the folk hymns"[1] and Jonathan Aitken, a Newton biographer, estimates that the song is performed about 10 million times annually.[2]
It has had particular influence in folk music, and has become an emblematic black spiritual. Its universal message has been a significant factor in its crossover into secular music. "Amazing Grace" became newly popular during the 1960s revival of American folk music, and it has been recorded thousands of times during and since the 20th century.
History[edit]
John Newton's conversion[edit]
How industrious is Satan served. I was formerly one of his active undertemptors and had my influence been equal to my wishes I would have carried all the human race with me. A common drunkard or profligate is a petty sinner to what I was.
John Newton, 1778[3] Just Sayin…RJS
Amazing Grace br br No matter who you are, how wi... (
show quote)
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