"I am not what I ought to be. I am not what I hope to be. But by the grace of God, I am certainly not what I was." -- John Newton Christopher Smith had never heard of John Newton when, with a little ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Gabe Barre, director of Amazing Grace: The Musical, which is currently playing at the Museum of the Bible in... 'Amazing Grace' Musical Has Its 2nd Coming At Museum Of ...

Many people think they know the story of the hymn,"Amazing Grace." The commonly accepted narrative presents its composer, John Newton, a young English captain of a late 18th-century slave ship, as a ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- It has endured for more than two centuries, offering hope to those grieving or searching for meaning to life. With its simple melody and message of salvation, "Amazing Grace" ...

JOSH YOUNG: (As John Newton, singing) Amazing grace, how sweet the sound... MARTIN: I'm talking about "Amazing Grace." The story behind the famous hymn and the former slave-trader-turned-abolitionist ...