HOW SWEET THE SOUND (Part 1) • "Amazing Grace" • Barry Bandara

• This Series: In many ways, hymns are the oral history of our faith. Like the Psalms in the Bible, they are passed from generation to generation and sung in cathedrals, chapels, churches and sometimes around a family piano. This How Sweet the Sound series delves into some of those classic hymns and explore the story behind these songs. We hope it will also breathe new life into their melodies to illuminate the hope they have for us today.

 

• This Week: When John Newton was young, he worked on a slave ship. He had such a hatred of God that he was referred to as the “Great Blasphemer.” During a horrible storm, he cried out to God for mercy. Surviving, he began to read the Bible and accepted Christ as Savior. He then penned one of the most famous hymns of all time: Amazing Grace.

 

Key Phrase: “You were… but God…by grace…” Ephesians 2:1-5