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

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 ...

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” ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...