Amazing Grace

They were meaningful words
 The ones I read in the small churchyard in Olney, England
 Where the composer of this great hymn of faith was laid to rest
 Inside the church, his pulpit
 Outside on his stone, this inscription
 "John Newton, clerk, once an infidel and libertine, a servant of slaves in Africa
 Was by the rich mercy of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
 Preserved, restored, pardoned
 And appointed to preach the faith he had long labored to destroy"
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 Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
 That saved a wretch like me
 I once was lost, but now I'm found
 Was blind but now I see
 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
 And grace, my fear relieved
 How precious did that grace appear
 The hour I first believed
 Through many dangers, toils, and snares
 I have already come
 'Tis grace, has brought us safe thus far
 And grace will lead me home
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 When we've been there ten thousand years
 Bright shining as the sun (the sun)
 We've no less days to sing God's praise
 Than when we first begun
 Amazing grace, how sweet the sound