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"AMAZING GRACE": The Blind Boys of Alabama

"Amazing Grace" is a well-known Christian hymn. The words were written late in 1772 by Englishman John Newton. John Newton (July 24, 1725 -- December 21, 1807) was an Anglican clergyman who had, at...  
 
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hill46bronce (6 days ago) Show Hide
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I feel so cheated that I have been not known this out-of-this-world band untill now.IThis band is unbelievable, better than any sound I have ever heard.
jimmydeboy (1 week ago) Show Hide
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brilliant wow--- amazing grace lyrics and house of the rising sun--gotta buy these guys
Prophecy2016 (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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REMEMBER ME O LORD!
BaconSnot (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Yes, an urban legend that goes all the way back to 1894 when H.L. Bennett added John Newton to the Dictionary of National Biography
(Oxford: University Press, 1894)

Also John Newton himself was adding to this legend when he wrote "Thoughts Upon the African Slave Trade" detailing his involvement in the slave trade.
(Cornell University Library, 1788)
moman (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Tom, The House of the Rising Sun was a house of prostitution. Why fight it? It makes the Amazing Grace that much more intense.
mckennaclan (2 months ago) Show Hide
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A stunning rendition of a merged Amazing Grace and House of the Rising Sun. Amazingly, it works perfectly.
desertrun (2 months ago) Show Hide
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The melody is House of the Rising Sun.
farmboi64469 (2 months ago) Show Hide
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Thank you for sharing. This is amazing. Perhaps the best Christian song I have ever heard.
Murple333 (2 months ago) Show Hide
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Heard this many times. and still makes me go "Wow!!!" Excellent merge of an unrelated song and melody. If these guys had recorded nothing else, this song makes them a big deal.
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this song was in the documentary of the crips and bloods movie, nice song :)

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