John Newton’s hymn “Amazing Grace.” The hymn first appeared in Newton’s New Year’s Day sermon in 1773, 252 years ago. One of ...

John Newton’s hymn “Amazing Grace.” The hymn first appeared in ... You might say it has become our national hymn. The story behind the hymn is as amazing as the hymn itself.

My name is John Newton and I want to tell you my story. I am an old man of eighty, which is a good age to reach, but when I look back on my life…well, I’m not happy about some of the things I ...

John Newton’s hymn “Amazing Grace.” The hymn first appeared in ... You might say it has become our national hymn. The story behind the hymn is as amazing as the hymn itself.

John Newton was curate of St Peter and Paul's Church in Olney, Buckinghamshire, between 1764 and 1780. During that time he wrote the hymn Amazing Grace. Churchwarden David Phillipson said the ...