Parece que estou a ouvir #20

Amazing Grace*

John New­ton, Ol­ney Hymns (Lon­don: W. Ol­i­ver, 1779)

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 snares,

I have already come;

’Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,

And grace will lead me home.

The Lord has promis’d 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 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 call’d me here below,

Will be forever mine.
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*nos Estados Unidos esta música é utilizada em cerimónias fúnebres ou em memória de acontecimentos trágicos em que se perderam muitas vidas... foi assim em 2001 a seguir ao 11 de Setembro (não passava outra coisa na rádio) e também na missa do passado dia 22 de Abril, o domingo que se seguiu à trajédia na Virgina Tech... arrepiou!