Though most of the words are 250 years old, the tune we know best today is newer. How did that come about? The music that we associate with “Amazing Grace” today is not what people sang for 60 ...

We reveal the lyrics and story of ‘Amazing Grace’ – a beloved hymn with a rich history. ‘Amazing Grace’ is a popular Christian hymn and spiritual, first published in 1779. It first found popularity in ...

the Rev. 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 the greatest hymns of all time, it has been part of ...

Aretha Franklin recorded Amazing Grace. The 1972 album went on to become the best-selling live gospel album ... himself a giant figure in gospel music, Reverend James Cleveland, the former ...

Marvin Gaye, whose "Wholy Holy" Franklin covers on Amazing Grace, told her biographer, David Ritz, that the album is "Aretha's singular masterpiece ... her greatest work." And it's with "Wholy ...

Though "Amazing Grace" is strongly linked to the United States Civil Rights movement—and achieved pop-culture prestige when Aretha Franklin recorded it on her best-selling gospel album of the ...

Critics say they want more emotion, more passion. Obama’s “Amazing Grace” moment showed what a little music could do in the right context, and what the president can do with it. Get our big ...

After Taylor Mac’s marathon performance A 24-Decade History of Popular Music in Brooklyn last year ... a gorgeous video of him singing “Amazing Grace” while prancing through the streets ...

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