How Sweet the Sound

Amazing Grace (How sweet the sound)
That sav'd a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears reliev'd;
How precious did that grace appear,
The hour I first believ'd!

Thro' many dangers, toils and snare,
I have already come;
'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.

The Lord has promised good to me.
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.

Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease;
I shall profess, within the vail,
A life of joy and peace.

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, who call'd me here below,
Will be for ever mine.

I'm sure many of us have been greatly touched by the words to this spiritually uplifting song written by John Newton. Not much is known about Brother Newton besides what is made known in the famous movie Amazing Grace. John Newton was a slave trader as the movie points out. In the middle of one of his voyages, a massive storm hit, and John prayed that God would have mercy on him, and He did. From this experience John realized that even he, "a wretch," could be saved by the grace of God. We are all wretches in our own ways. We all have moments where we forget God and sin. Despite this, God still loves us, and we can be saved by His grace and mercy, but it is only after all we can do. Like John did, we must seek to rectify our wrongs and strive to do the will of God. And, Yes, even after the sun refuses to shine, that God who called us to this earth "will be forever [ours]."