Amazing Grace Lyrics

John Newton (1725-1807) Amazing Grace, how sweet the so n!, "hat sa#e! a wretch $i%e me& ' once was $ost ( t now am )o n!, *as ($in!, ( t now ' see& "+was Grace that ta ght my heart to )ear& An! Grace, my )ears re$ie#e!& ,ow -recio s !i! that Grace a--ear "he ho r ' )irst (e$ie#e!& "hro gh many !angers, toi$s an! snares ' ha#e a$rea!y come. +"is Grace that (ro ght me sa)e th s )ar an! Grace wi$$ $ea! me home& "he Lor! has -romise! goo! to me& ,is wor! my ho-e sec res& ,e wi$$ my shie$! an! -ortion (e, As $ong as $i)e en! res& /ea, when this )$esh an! heart sha$$ )ai$, An! morta$ $i)e sha$$ cease, ' sha$$ -ossess within the #ei$, A $i)e o) 0oy an! -eace& /es, when this )$esh an! heart sha$$ )ai$, An! morta$ $i)e sha$$ cease. ' sha$$ -ro)ess, within the #ai$, A $i)e o) 0oy an! -eace&