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Amazing grace! How sweet the sound! |
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That saved a wretch like me! |
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I once was lost but now I am found, |
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Was blind but now I see. |
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Was grace that taught my heart to fear |
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And grace my fears relieved; |
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How precious did that grace appear |
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The hour I first believed! |
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Through many dangers, toils, and snares, |
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I have already come; |
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This grace has brought me safe thus far, |
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And grace will lead me home. |
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The Lord has promised good to me, |
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His word my hope secures; |
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He will my shield and portion be, |
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As long as life endures. |
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Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail, |
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And mortal life shall cease; |
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I shall possess, within the vail, |
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A life of joy and peace. |
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The earth shall soon dissolve like snow, |
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The sun forbear to shine; |
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But God, who called me here below, |
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Will be forever mine. |