Hello my friends, Lets all remember these words,Theres an amazing man name AARON NEVILLE who sings this song,we need to keep these words alive,people you need to start praying for our friends and neighbors and our communities that we do business in.We are stronger then SATAN.say your prayers.Enjoy the words. Much love ,Kathy/simikaty.net Amazing grace! How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found; Was blind, but now I see. ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears relieved; How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed! Through many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come; ’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home. The Lord has promised good to me, His Word my hope secures; He will my Shield and Portion be, As long as life endures. Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail, And mortal life shall cease, I shall possess, within the veil, A life of joy and peace. The earth shall soon dissolve like snow, The sun forbear to shine; But God, Who called me here below, Will be forever mine. When we’ve been there ten thousand years, Bright shining as the sun, We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise Than when we’d first begun.

Amen!

Thank you Kathy. This world of ours does not deal a
fair hand, but His grace is truly amazing in the way
it sustains us.

Robert

"Amazing Grace" is a song of hope and it binds people together. The melody was added around the year 1900.

 

John Newton composed the hymn which many people consider to be the most popular hymn in the world today -- Amazing Grace. Almost everyone knows the first verse from memory:

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound,
that saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found,
was blind but now I see.

Very few people know the real life story of John Newton, who was born in 1725 and died in 1807. He could best be described as a Naval deserter from "Her Majesty's Navy", an atheist, a slave trader, stubborn, very disobedient, with a vicious temper. His mother, who was a deeply religious woman, died when he was seven years old and he was sent to a private boarding school. (He was kicked out of this school.)

 

John had many harrowing escapes while at sea. He also had many positive signs and at the last minute his life was spared. However, it was on the slave ship "Greyhound" that he had his greatest awakening. Heading back to England, it ran into a vicious storm that really battered the ship and the weary crew. They fought hard to keep the ship together. The supplies were very low and they wondered if they could survive another day. Finally, they thought they spotted land, only to realize that it was a mirage. John asked God to have mercy on them as they were nearly out of all food and water.

John finally became captain of his own slave ship. A plot was uncovered to overthrow the ship's captain by the crew. The ringleaders both became sick and one died. The mutiny failed. In the verse in "Amazing Grace" where he writes "Through many dangers, toils, and snares, I have already come", he was speaking not only of his previous trials but of this danger as well.

Because of the grace that changed John's life, he made six attempts to be ordained a minister. Finally, at the age of 39, he became a parson. He wrote a number of hymns, and his real life experiences are reflected in "Amazing Grace."

It is Amazing how the hand of god directs our life. It is through his Grace or "unmerited favor" that we are saved.

Good morning kathy with a K. Nice to see you here this morning.  Yes this is a good HymnProbably the last hymn they heard as the Titanic went down.My all time favorite is "The Old Ruged Cross" You and every one have a really great Sunday and may all that is upon us go away.May evil parish and those that would do us wrong . Blessings to all. Ron