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 Newton’s New ...

(RNS) — James Walvin, a former Church of England choirboy and professor of history at the University of York, doesn’t remember encountering “Amazing Grace,” in song or in his hymnal. It wasn’t until ...

Amazing Grace might be the ultimate song of redemption, steeped in two centuries of black history, but its writer had also been a slave ship captain. There is no shortage of versions of Amazing Grace.

President Obama on Friday eulogized the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, one of the victims in last week’s church shooting in Charleston. After speaking for about 30 minutes, he closed his remarks by leading ...

Let this powerful video make your day – amateur singers all over the world are heard singing a beautiful rendition of ‘Amazing Grace’ to show global solidarity in a time of crisis. The world has come ...

2023 is the 250th anniversary year of "Amazing Grace." It was first performed on New Year's Day, 1773, and has gone through many changes over the years. You know those songs that you just kind of know ...