SirMarc schrieb:
Petersens Version hat ganz am Ende was mit Gott aber sonst anderer text
Kannst gern vergleichen.
Ist nicht am Ende nur was mit Gott, geht mit dessen "wunderbarer Gnade" gleich los von Beginn.
Amazing Grace
Words: John Newton (1725–1807)
Music: New Britain | In Virginia Harmony by James P. Carrell and David S. Clayton
1. 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.
2. ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed!
3. Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
4. The Lord has promised good to me,
His Word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.
5. 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.
6. The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, who called me here below,
Will be forever mine.
7. 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.
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"The "Amazing Grace" origin is found in John Newton's biography. "Amazing Grace" lyrics are based on John Newton's experience of receiving God's grace and mercy, despite the terrible things he had done. Prior to John Newton's life as an ordained minister, he participated in the Atlantic slave trade and captained a slave ship. The John Newton "Amazing Grace" story includes a near-death experience on one of these slave ships. During a particularly violent storm off the coast of Ireland in 1748, Newton prayed desperately to God to save him and his ship from sinking. As the ship was tossed back and forth, some of the crew were swept overboard, but Newton was spared, and the ship reached safety. John Newton marks this event as his moment of conversion to Christianity which set him on a path towards redemption."
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