Now more than 250 years after Newton introduced “Amazing Grace,” the song remains one of the most powerful hymns and anthems and has been covered by everyone from Willie Nelson, Sister Rosetta ...

BALABAN: For a song with a 250-year history, the beauty of "Amazing Grace" is its ability to shapeshift. It's a religious text or not. It's a hymn or a gospel song or a folk song.

In Amazing Grace: A Cultural History of the Beloved Hymn, James Walvin analyzes the history and cultural significance of this beloved hymn, from its composition to the present.

Clearly there’s something amazing about grace. John Newton, the song’s writer, certainly thought so. Born in London in 1725, Newton led a fascinating life.

Turner said they took the song to heart, "because they knew what it was like, in a very real way, to be in exile." By the 20th century, "Amazing Grace" became more closely tied to Black spirituals ...

PostClassical Ensemble’s “Amazing Grace: In Paradisum” had its sights firmly set on heaven above — and even managed to deliver us there a few times.

Amazing Grace. By James Walvin. University of California Press; 216 pages; $19.95 and £16.99 A short but fascinating book by James Walvin, a professor at the University of York and an expert on ...

Amazing Grace: Music for the Spirit will take place on Wednesday, January 11 at 7:30pm at The Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater (2700 F Street, NW).

Judy Collins‘ iconic rendition of “Amazing Grace” was released on 1970’s Whales & Nightingales, an album that turns 50 in August. But Collins initially performed the hymn many years before ...

"Amazing Grace" is on its way to becoming one of Tennessee's state songs. On Tuesday, the Tennessee Senate voted unanimously to pass a bill making the 1779 hymn the 11th state song.