7. Amazing grace! how sweet the sound
Amazing 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 ’T was grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears relieved,
How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed!
3 Through many dangers, toils and snares I have already come:
‘T is grace that brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home.
4 The Lord has promised good to me, His Word my hope secures,
He will my shield and portion be, As long as life endures;
5 Yes, when this heart and flesh shall fail, And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess within the veil, A life of joy and peace.
6 When we’ve been there a thousand years Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise, Than when we first begun.