Ah........ I don't know why Christians and fans of John Newton try to hide the real identity of John Newton when he was a slave owner/investor before and after he wrote the song Amazing Grace. I would respect John Newton more if they would have told the truth story about him. To said Amazing Grace was a song of hope for the hopeless is a disrespect to the slaves who were traded, killed, and owned by John Newton cause Newton was the one who wrote it. What a disgrace.
He didn't just suddenly have a crisis of conscience. The ship was about to sink when he heard a sound rise up from below, the voices of the prisoners. The confident vibration of their voices calmed the storm. That is what struck John Newton, that was the amazing grace that unblinkered his eyes, his heart. He turned the ship about and returned the people to their homeland, before sailing back to England. He wrote the words to Amazing Grace, using the tune he'd heard sung by his prisoners.
Ah........ I don't know why Christians and fans of John Newton try to hide the real identity of John Newton when he was a slave owner/investor before and after he wrote the song Amazing Grace. I would respect John Newton more if they would have told the truth story about him. To said Amazing Grace was a song of hope for the hopeless is a disrespect to the slaves who were traded, killed, and owned by John Newton cause Newton was the one who wrote it. What a disgrace.
yasumpuss1ey 4 months ago
Thank YOu for this amazing & very important video.
Ulquiorra32 8 months ago
Auz ....john newton a slave trador
daisybelvillarosa 1 year ago
He didn't just suddenly have a crisis of conscience. The ship was about to sink when he heard a sound rise up from below, the voices of the prisoners. The confident vibration of their voices calmed the storm. That is what struck John Newton, that was the amazing grace that unblinkered his eyes, his heart. He turned the ship about and returned the people to their homeland, before sailing back to England. He wrote the words to Amazing Grace, using the tune he'd heard sung by his prisoners.
poppy90290 1 year ago 3