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SDA Hymnal 108

Amazing Grace

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1Amazing grace! how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

2'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed!

3The Lord has promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.

4Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
'Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.

5When we've been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we'd first begun.

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Music
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Tune
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Also sung to
New Britain (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #388)
Meter
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The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 69% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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Verse 1

Amazing grace! how sweet the sound,˘/˘///˘/8A
That saved a wretch like me!˘/˘//˘6B
I once was lost, but now am found,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Was blind, but now I see.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,//˘/˘/˘/8A
And grace my fears relieved;˘/˘/˘/6B
How precious did that grace appear//˘˘˘/˘/8A
The hour I first believed!˘/˘˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

The Lord has promised good to me,˘/˘/˘/˘˘8A
His word my hope secures;˘/˘/˘/6B
He will my shield and portion be˘˘˘/˘/˘˘8A
As long as life endures.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

Through many dangers, toils and snares,//˘/˘/˘/8A
I have already come;˘˘˘/˘/6B
'Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,////˘///8C
And grace will lead me home.˘/˘/˘/6D

Verse 5

When we've been there ten thousand years,//˘///˘/8A
Bright shining as the sun,//˘˘˘/6B
We've no less days to sing God's praise/˘//˘///8C
Than when we'd first begun.˘///˘/6B

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.