Amazing Grace

Text by John Newton

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About this hymn

Historical background

John Newton published the text in Olney Hymns in 1779; its enduring union with the American tune New Britain developed in the nineteenth century.

Theology & Scripture

The testimony traces saving grace from repentance and danger toward perseverance and final hope.

Jn 9:25 · Eph 2:4-9

Musical background

New Britain is presented in the documented public-domain setting named by the source score. This edition contains four-part SATB harmony in G.

Sources & rights

Verified for United States on 2026-10-12. Public domain — source score marking

Words: John Newton, 1779. last verse author unknown, before 1829. Music: 'New Britain' James P. Carrell and David L. Clayton, 1831. Setting: Edwin Othello Excell, 1900. copyright: public domain.
Music source: "Joy to the World", 1915, Hymn 209 Ed. E. O. Excell explicit about arrangement. Christian Classics Ethereal Library (ccel.org) Hymnary Think setting from "Make His praise glorious", 1900. Ed. Edwin Othello Excell.