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 The Lord has promised good to me His word my hope secures He will my shield and fortress be As long as life endures When we've been here ten thousand years Bright shining as the sun We've no less days to sing God's praise Than when we've first begun The story of amazing grace it was written over 200 years ago By a sailor whose life was spared by the grace god On a ship on a stormy see where he survived while the seaman who took his watch Perished inspiring these words 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