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 ...
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 beloved hymn "Amazing Grace" was born out of John Newton's deep reflection on God’s transformative grace in his life. Once a rebellious slave trader, Newton experienced a radical change through ...
At Christmas, the sounds of hymns from long ago are heard in churches throughout the world. But what do you know about some of the hymns that are traditionally sung this time of year? Here is some ...
In fact, we’re so comfortable with grace now that another of the newly added hymns is “Amazing Grace,” the ... even this has a history of being in an earlier LDS hymnbook (1841), so there ...