Amazing grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me;
I once was lost but now I'm 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.
The Lord has promised good to me;
His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be;
As long as life endures.
Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already become.
Twice grace that brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead us home.
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
Then when we'd first begun.
