Lyrics
(Folk tune, Lyrics by John Newton, 1725-1807)
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.
’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
Recorder Notes: D, E, G, A, B, D’
See also
- Subject: Christian
- Form: same & different
- Harmony: I, IV, V / countermelodies / Orff
- Melody: low so / tonic triad / D,E,G,A,B,D’ / C,D,F,G,A,C’
- Meter: 3
- Rhythm: anacrusis /
- Scale: pentatonic
- Tones: s,l,drms
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