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 ...

BALABAN: Reginald Golding, the music director of the Howard Gospel Choir at Howard University, says it's not surprising, then, that "Amazing Grace" would become a staple of the civil rights movement.

BALABAN: Reginald Golding, the music director of the Howard Gospel Choir at Howard University, says it's not surprising, then, that "Amazing Grace" would become a staple of the civil rights movement.

How did that come about? The music that we associate with “Amazing Grace” today is not what people sang for 60 years after Newton wrote it in (December) 1772. We know from the Lomax family ...

Mumford’s music is concerned — almost obsessively ... The concert closed as it opened, with “Amazing Grace.” This time, it was a lightly guided singalong of Curenton’s heavily ...

When asked why the song has proved so enduring, music journalist Steve Turner (author of "Amazing Grace: The Story of America's Most Beloved Song"), said, "I was lost and now I'm found ...

At every step of the music industry's evolution, from songbooks to sheet music to radio to vinyl, Amazing Grace benefitted. "There's an element of serendipity at every point," says Walvin.