The song "Amazing Grace" was first performed on New Year's Day, 1773, and has gone through many changes over the years.

How sweet the sound: 'Amazing Grace' turns 250 2023 is the 250th anniversary year of "Amazing Grace." It was first performed on New Year's Day, 1773, and has gone through many changes over the years.

Amazing Grace has since been recorded by artists as diverse as Susan Boyle and Sufjan Stevens, and has figured in ceremonies of national grief, from the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing to 9/11.

The Rev. John Newton's hymn "Amazing Grace" has become a national hymn, uniting people of all walks of life and reflecting the Christian view of man as a fallen creature who can do nothing to save ...

President Obama sings “Amazing Grace” during services honoring the life of the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, at the College of Charleston TD Arena in Charleston, S.C., June 26, 2015.

St. Peter and St. Paul Church, in Olney, England, was home to curate John Newton from 1764 to 1780 and is where “Amazing Grace” was first sung on January 1, 1773.

Former President Donald Trump raised his hand in a salute during the performance of "Amazing Grace" before the NASCAR Coca Cola 600 event in North Carolina on Sunday, a gesture that has been ...

“Amazing grace,” intoned the eulogist, and repeated it. He began to sing: “how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me,” and the congregation, a bit startled, joined in, as the ...