Story Behind The Song
John Newton was an ex-slave ship captain who came to the faith, renounced his earlier life, and became an Anglicam minister.
Song Description
one of the greatest songs ever written and the reason I started playing the bagpipes over 25 years ago
| Song Length |
2:10 |
Genre |
World - Celtic, World - European |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Instrumental |
| Era |
1700 - 1799 |
| |
Lyrics
written by John Newton in 1779, this is a bagpipe/drum version of the beloved hymm whose lyrics start:
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me....