"Amazing Grace" was written to illustrate a sermon on New Year's Day of 1773.
English poet and clergyman John Newton (1725–1807),wrote the words, 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, from personal experience.
AMAZING GRACE.
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
Was blind, but now I see.
’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
The Lord has promised good to me,
His Word my hope secures;
He will my Shield and Portion be,
As long as life endures.
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess, within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.
The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, who called me here below,
Will be forever mine.
When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we’d first begun.
This is a new year,a new beginning and I want us all to realise that we did come this far by God's grace and mercies.
My prayer for you all, is a successful and blissful year ahead devoid of sorrows and may God grant us the grace to celebrate 🎉 many more years together in good health.
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Amen. Wish you same, Dr. Orela. The words of this hymn are so touching and deep. Its a departure from the love songs that current Christian music has come to when they insert Jesus and Lord to make them sound Gospel. Very moving and appreciative of the Grace of God. Merry New Year to us all.
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happy new year dear...by His grace we are here and by his grace we will get there
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