Walvin, an emeritus professor of history at the University of York, encountered the hymn during his study of the Atlantic slave trade, and in “Amazing Grace: A Cultural History of the Beloved ...

‘Amazing Grace’ Broadway Review: Famous Hymn’s Backstory Doesn’t Sing in New Musical. The show postpones Barack Obama’s favorite tune to the finale, offering a long and dull history ...

The Rev. John Newton's hymn "Amazing Grace" has become a national hymn, uniting people of all walks of life and reflecting the Christian view of man as a fallen creature who can do nothing to save ...

AMAZING GRACE: A Cultural History of the Beloved Hymn. By James Walvin. University of California Press. 216 pages. $19.95. When President Obama sang “Amazing Grace” at the funeral of the Rev ...

The song in heaviest play at Fourth and Forest Church of Christ was “Amazing Grace.” We sang it at least once a week during our three-times-a-week services, to the point that you could tell ...

That sav’d a Wretch like me! Newton’s “Amazing Grace” would not turn out to be an ordinary number in the hymnal, but an ecumenical anthem of freedom of all stripes, played at such times of ...

Amazing Grace: Famous hymn turns 250 Thursday, January 05, 2023 - 4 min read This New Year choirs, community groups and individuals came together to sing Amazing Grace.

As we look at another New Year’s Day, it’s a good time to reflect on a song that unites rather than divides us: the Rev. John Newton’s hymn “Amazing Grace.” The hymn first appeared in Newton’s New ...