"The most widely known and immediately recognized Christian song remains the classic hymn "Amazing Grace." Behind its simple lyrics and expressive melody, however, stands the dramatic, real-life story of a person miraculously changed by God's mercy. Author John newton, saved from the life of moral depravity and slave trading, never forgot the depths from which he was pulled by God's incomprehensible grace"--Cover page 4.
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