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AMAZING GRACE
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'AMAZING GRACE' (Public Domain) Released 2016; Music played by Robert Banks IV; Lead/Background Vocals/Recorded/Mixed/Mastered by Rosa Banks; Executive Producer: Robert Banks III
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"Enlightening Mindsets...Transforming Lives...Redeeming Generations to Christ during this Matthew 24 - Revelation 20 era transition." Rosa A. Banks, Acts 26:18
Welcome to my SoundClick music page! Thank you for being my special guest! It is an honor to serve you in this capacity. The primary purpose of the available music tracks, for your hearing, are inclusive of Bible based lyrics which are Holy Spirit inspired to endow the hearers' mindset with wisdom, knowledge and understanding. Thank you for spending your precious time listening and being blessed. With love, Rosa Appling-Banks, Acts 26:18
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Genre
R&B • Gospel
Charts
Peak #131
Peak in subgenre #17
Author
John Newton (1725-1807)
Rights
Public Domain; 1779
Uploaded
January 29, 2016
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MP3 10.3 MB • 320 kbps • 4:31
Story behind the song
Edited: rab According to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; @ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazing_Grace "Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn published in 1779, with words written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton (1725-1807). Newton wrote the words from personal experience. He grew up without any particular religious conviction, but his life's path was formed by a variety of twists and coincidences that were often put into motion by his recalcitrant insubordination. He was pressed (conscripted) into service in the Royal Navy, and after leaving the service, he became involved in the Atlantic slave trade. In 1748, a violent storm battered his vessel off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland, so severely that he called out to God for mercy, a moment that marked his spiritual conversion. He continued his slave trading career until 1754 or 1755, when he ended his seafaring altogether and began studying Christian theology. Ordained in the Church of England in 1764, Newton became curate of Olney, Buckinghamshire, where he began to write hymns with poet William Cowper. "Amazing Grace" was written to illustrate a sermon on New Year's Day of 1773. It is unknown if there was any music accompanying the verses; it may have simply been chanted by the congregation. It debuted in print in 1779 in Newton and Cowper's Olney Hymns but settled into relative obscurity in England. In the United States, however, "Amazing Grace" was used extensively during the Second Great Awakening in the early 19th century. It has been associated with more than 20 melodies, but in 1835 it was joined to a tune named "New Britain" to which it is most frequently sung today. With the message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of sins committed and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God, "Amazing Grace" is one of the most recognizable songs in the English-speaking world. Author Gilbert Chase writes that it is "without a doubt the most famous of all the folk hymns,"[1] and Jonathan Aitken, a Newton biographer, estimates that it is performed about 10 million times annually.[2] It has had particular influence in folk music, and has become an emblematic African American spiritual. Its universal message has been a significant factor in its crossover into secular music. "Amazing Grace" saw a resurgence in popularity in the U.S. during the 1960s and has been recorded thousands of times during and since the 20th century, occasionally appearing on popular music charts. "I pray you are blessed with the music and message of this beautiful song." In the Service of LORD Jesus, Acts 26:18
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Featured Release: 'AMAZING GRACE'; Get your mp3 @ https://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=13307684 Ministered by: Rosa Appling-Banks Written by: John Newton Music played by: Robert Banks IV / Executive Pro: Robert Banks III
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