The Rev. John Newton's hymn "Amazing Grace" has become a national hymn, uniting people of all walks of life and reflecting ...

BALABAN: James Walvin is a historian and the author of the new book "Amazing Grace: A Cultural History Of A Beloved Hymn." His favorite version is the one you're hearing now. WALVIN: It's hard not ...

It was in this volume that his Amazing Grace sermon's words ... Prof James Walvin, Professor Emeritus in history at the University of York, said the hymn "has an unusually profound significance ...

development and history of the famous hymn Amazing Grace, still sung today by a wide variety of musicians and choirs." Funded by Hull Maritime, this exhibition also includes a specially ...

When Phyllis Adams and Leila Bolden stood in the middle of Washington National Cathedral on Thursday to sing President Jimmy Carter home with a stirring rendition of “Amazing Grace,” it was a song ...

National Public Radio’s Samatha Balaban’s excellent story on the history of “Amazing Grace” reveals that singer Judy Collins did an impromptu rendition of the hymn at a 1969 meeting of war ...

The song "Amazing Grace" was first performed on New Year's Day, 1773, and has gone through many changes over the years.

National Public Radio’s Samatha Balaban’s excellent story on the history of “Amazing Grace” reveals that singer Judy Collins did an impromptu rendition of the hymn at a 1969 meeting of war ...

The hymn was sung during the civil rights movement of the 1960s, sometimes led by singer Fannie Lou Hamer. National Public Radio’s Samatha Balaban’s excellent story on the history of “Amazing Grace” ...