Handel's "Alleluia Chorus," a rival to "Amazing Grace" as a spiritual favorite, has been recorded about 500 times, far fewer than "Amazing Grace."Īnd "How Great Thou Art" didn't get popularized in the U.S. This means no one gets royalties for the song except those who have written alternate versions of it. In music industry circles, "Amazing Grace" is public domain. More than a century after that book, the song was a standard during civil rights demonstrations. It was performed in English and Chinese by a children's chorus at a worship service in Beijing during the 2008 Olympics with President George Bush attending.Ī few alternate versions have come into use, including one verse apparently taken from the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin." The song also was the subject of at least one book, "The Story of America's Most Beloved Song, Amazing Grace," written by Steve Turner and published in 2002 by Harper Collins. Albert Finney played Newton, a friend of Wilberforce. It's been played in movies including "Alice's Restaurant" and "Coal Miner's Daughter."Ī 2006 movie, "Amazing Grace" starring Ioan Gruffudd, was about the life of 18th Century anti-slavery activist William Wilberforce. Still, "Amazing Grace" does not mention social issues and is not considered a "protest" hymn. Its broad appeal is reflected in the wide-ranging albums where it found a home, from collections of reggae love songs to bagpipe anthems and mandolin pickers.Īlthough Judy Collins probably recorded the best known commercial version, Joan Baez became linked to the song by singing it in the 1960s during Vietnam War demonstrations. Subsequent verses offer reassurance, protection and fulfillment.
"It just resonates in a way that few other hymns do." "It's a perfect marriage of text and tune," says Mack Wilberg, music director of the famed Mormon Tabernacle Choir. It's no challenge like "The Star-Spangled Banner." The lyrics are mostly one syllable and, with few high notes and just one octave, are easy to sing. The word "grace" is mentioned three times in the second verse alone. It's unfailingly positive with no mention of hell or the devil. It crosses denominational doctrine, with no references to Jesus Christ, just God and Lord. That saved a wretch like me I once was lost but now am found, Was blind but now I see. It's been played at some of the country's most somber gatherings: Memorial services following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Oklahoma City bombing and the attack that killed 32 students at Virginia Tech. I heard the version on You Tube with no name of an artist.More than two centuries later, it's a fixture across spiritual and secular culture. Comment by Lynda Faye (The Illinois Harmony Connection) The clarity and purity of the epitomy of the Folk-Singer with a heart! I knew the You Tube was Judy. I’M NOT CRYING, YOU’RE CRYING! Comment by nlnĬonsider to listen to until very end - you're gonna love this Comment by Lynda Faye (The Illinois Harmony Connection) Soo sooooo beautiful.best version of this song ever! Comment by Zachary Allamon Pure and Beautiful 🙏🏾 Comment by Angy Di Salvo I listen to this to song ever time am sad Comment by ktobias This is beautiful Comment by Jaedon Chicas This wad song at my mom funeral😭😭😭😭😭 Comment by sweet honesty This was the song at my grandparants funeral Comment by myheroacadimia127 I just uploaded my own rendition of this immortal melody to SoundCloud.
Waiooooo 😭😭😭😭😭 Comment by Sean Damon This song is from far cry 5 Comment by milli_max
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