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 ...

President Barack Obama sings ‘Amazing Grace’ during services honoring the life of Rev. Clementa Pinckney in Charleston, S.C., on June 26, 2015.

President Obama sings “Amazing Grace” during services honoring the life of the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, at the College of Charleston TD Arena in Charleston, S.C., June 26, 2015.

An Oklahoma played "Amazing Grace" on his bagpipes in front of his destroyed home due to wildfires. The performance paying tribute to his home has now gone viral. Skip to main content.

Amazing Grace has since been recorded by artists as diverse as Susan Boyle and Sufjan Stevens, and has figured in ceremonies of national grief, from the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing to 9/11.

He penned the famous words of "Amazing Grace" for a sermon for his 1773 New Year's service at the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul. But the tune wouldn't be written for another half-century.

Saginaw and Bay City News; Complaints detail overcrowding, ailing cats at Amazing Grace Animal Rescue in Saginaw County. Published: ; Apr. 05, 2023, 9:21 a.m.

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 ...