Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound)

Book 1, Hymn 41 · John Newton · Public-domain words

The words

Stanza 1. Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound)That saved a wretch like me!I once was lost, hut now am found,Was blind, but now I see.
Stanza 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!
Stanza 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.
Stanza 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.
Stanza 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.
Stanza 6. The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,The sun forbear to shine;But GOD, who called me here below,Will be for ever mine.

Olney Hymns (1779), Book 1, Hymn 41. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/1-41

John Newton lived from 1725 to 1807. These historical words are public domain.

This hymn belongs to the complete three-book collection first published in 1779.

The CCEL transcription modernizes spelling and some punctuation. Read this hymn at the source. Checked 23 October 2026.

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