Many people think they know the story of the hymn,"Amazing Grace." The commonly accepted narrative presents its composer, John Newton, a young English captain of a late 18th-century slave ship, as a ...

A stained-glass image of John Newton, the man who wrote "Amazing Grace." | Adam Jones, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 2.0 Travelers driving the coast of Donegal, Ireland, may be puzzled by the road ...

(RNS) — James Walvin, a former Church of England choirboy and professor of history at the University of York, doesn’t remember encountering “Amazing Grace,” in song or in his hymnal. It wasn’t until ...

As we look at another New Year’s Day, it’s a good time to reflect on a song that unites rather than divides us: the Rev. John Newton’s hymn “Amazing Grace.” The hymn first appeared in Newton’s New ...

Why John Newton’s famous hymn is still so powerful after so long. In 2016, Coldplay began the encore of a headlining set at Glastonbury Festival with a sample of “Amazing Grace” sung by Barack Obama ...

The song “Amazing Grace” is one of the most beloved and enduring worship hymns. This classic hymn is cherished by countless people across generations and cultures, because it eloquently captures the ...