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Amazing Grace : the Story of the Hymn by Granfield, Linda, Wilson, Janet, 1952- ill is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
What is Amazing Grace : the Story of the Hymn about?
“Amazing Grace! (How sweet the sound!)” The hymn’s composer, John Newton, led a successful life as a seafaring trader, sailing from Liverpool to Africa and on to Antigua. His cargo was a lucrative one, for he traded in human beings. It was the height of the slave trade, and he made his terrible journey many times. But one night a storm raged. His ship was almost lost. He prayed that if only salvation would come to “a wretch like me,” he would leave the slave trade and work towards its abolition.
Who reads Amazing Grace : the Story of the Hymn?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Granfield, Linda, Wilson, Janet, 1952- ill
- Publisher
- Plattsburgh, N.Y. : Tundra Books of Northern New York
- Published
- 1997
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780887763908
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Religion, Christian, Memoir
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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