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.
  It was 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;
  This grace has brought me safe thus far,
  And grace will lead me home.
  The Lord has promised good to me,
  His word my hope secures;
  He will my shield and portion be,
  As long as life endures.
  Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
  And mortal life shall cease;
  I shall possess, within the vail,
  A life of joy and peace.
  The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
  The sun forbear to shine;
  But God, who called me here below,
  Will be forever mine.