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2010-03-10T19:29:35Z

Gmorgjs: New page: see: J.A._Streich

see: [[J.A._Streich]]

Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound

2010-03-09T21:17:21Z

Gmorgjs: /* Sheet Music */

'''''Amazing Grace''''' is the customary title of one of the best-known hymns, written (as usually sung, all but the last stanza) by [[John Newton]], who originally entitled it ''Faith's Review and Expectation'' when he published it in his ''[[Olney Hymns]]'' in 1779. Its customary tune is [[New Britain]]. The stanza beginning "When we've been there ten thousand years", often sung as the last stanza of "Amazing Grace", is not part of the hymn as written by John Newton, but is by an unknown poet, published as early as 1829.

=Sheet Music=
*Using tune [[New Britain]], with parts by [[Edwin Othello Excell]] (1851 - 1921), 1900
**[[media:Amazing Grace.pdf|PDF]]
**[[media:Amazing Grace.mid|MIDI]]
**[[media:Amazing Grace.ly|LilyPond]]
**Copyright: [[Public Domain]]
**Contributer: [[User:Veramet|Veramet]] 01:42, 20 July 2007 (MDT)

*Arranged for Violin, Flute, Oboe and Clarinet ensemble
**[[media:Grace-score.pdf|PDF]]
**[[media:Grace-score.mid|MIDI]]
**[[media:Grace.zip|LilyPond]]
**Copyright: [[Public Domain]]
**Contributor:[[User:Gmorgjs|Gmorgjs]] 21:13, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

=Tunes=
As a common-meter lyric ([[8 6 8 6]], Amazing Grace can be sung to literally thousands of extant tunes. While for over a century ''New Britain'' has been overwhelmingly the most popular choice, inextricably linked with the hymn in the minds of John Doe and Jane Q. Public, it is not the only tune to which the text has been sung.

*[[New Britain]] by [[James P. Carrell]] (1787 - 1854) and [[David S. Clayton]], 1831
*[[Land of Rest]]
*[[Amazing Grace (Ritchie)]] (see [http://www.geocities.com/cigneto/thctxt/en/amazinggr1.html this page at TTT-Himnaro Cigneta])

It can be an interesting and amusing exercise - and with discipline, a worshipful one - to try singing a text as well known as this to an unexpected (yet 8 6 8 6) tune. For example, Amazing Grace can be sung well to "House of the Rising Sun" as well as to the theme song of the TV show ''Gilligan's Island''.

=Lyrics=
*Poet: [[John Newton]] (see the information at the top)
*Copyright: [[Public Domain]]
==Lyrics from [[A Collection of Sacred Hymns, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1841]]==
<pre>Hymn 118
C.M.
1. 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.

2. 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear,
The hour I first believed!

3. Through many dangers, toils, and snares,
I have already come;
Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.

4. The Lord has promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.

5. Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease;
I shall possess within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.

6. The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, who called me here below
Will be forever mine.</pre>

==Common Last Verse==
<pre>
When we've been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Then when we first begun.
</pre>

==External Lyrics==
*[http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/a/m/a/amazing_grace.htm Lyrics from the Cyber Hymnal™]
*[http://www.geocities.com/cigneto/thctxt/en/amazinggr2.html Amazing Grace: Stanzas Added] at TTT-Himnaro Cigneta (numerous notes on folk variants and verses accreted)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazing_Grace Wikipedia article] (this contains Cherokee lyrics, alternate versions, and a large history of the hymn.

[[category:Hymns]]
[[category:Hymns by John Newton]]
[[category:Slavery]]
[[category:Grace]]
[[category:8 6 8 6]]
[[category:Sheet Music]]
[[category:Public Domain]]
[[category:Public Domain Sheet Music]]
[[category:External Lyrics]]
[[category:Public Domain External Lyrics]]
[[category:PDF Sheet Music]]
[[category:Lyrics]]
[[category:Public Domain Lyrics]]
[[category:Public Domain PDF Sheet Music]]
[[category:MIDIs]]
[[category:Public Domain MIDIs]]

Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound

2010-03-09T21:16:19Z

Gmorgjs: /* Sheet Music */

'''''Amazing Grace''''' is the customary title of one of the best-known hymns, written (as usually sung, all but the last stanza) by [[John Newton]], who originally entitled it ''Faith's Review and Expectation'' when he published it in his ''[[Olney Hymns]]'' in 1779. Its customary tune is [[New Britain]]. The stanza beginning "When we've been there ten thousand years", often sung as the last stanza of "Amazing Grace", is not part of the hymn as written by John Newton, but is by an unknown poet, published as early as 1829.

=Sheet Music=
*Using tune [[New Britain]], with parts by [[Edwin Othello Excell]] (1851 - 1921), 1900
**[[media:Amazing Grace.pdf|PDF]]
**[[media:Amazing Grace.mid|MIDI]]
**[[media:Amazing Grace.ly|LilyPond]]
**Copyright: [[Public Domain]]
**Contributer: [[User:Veramet|Veramet]] 01:42, 20 July 2007 (MDT)

*Arranged for Violin, Flute, Oboe and Clarinet ensemble
**[[media:Grace-score.pdf|PDF]]
**[[media:Grace-score.mid|MIDI]]
**[[media:Grace.zip|LilyPond]]
**Copyright: [[Creative Commons Share-Alike Attribution]
**Contributor:[[User:Gmorgjs|Gmorgjs]] 21:13, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

=Tunes=
As a common-meter lyric ([[8 6 8 6]], Amazing Grace can be sung to literally thousands of extant tunes. While for over a century ''New Britain'' has been overwhelmingly the most popular choice, inextricably linked with the hymn in the minds of John Doe and Jane Q. Public, it is not the only tune to which the text has been sung.

*[[New Britain]] by [[James P. Carrell]] (1787 - 1854) and [[David S. Clayton]], 1831
*[[Land of Rest]]
*[[Amazing Grace (Ritchie)]] (see [http://www.geocities.com/cigneto/thctxt/en/amazinggr1.html this page at TTT-Himnaro Cigneta])

It can be an interesting and amusing exercise - and with discipline, a worshipful one - to try singing a text as well known as this to an unexpected (yet 8 6 8 6) tune. For example, Amazing Grace can be sung well to "House of the Rising Sun" as well as to the theme song of the TV show ''Gilligan's Island''.

=Lyrics=
*Poet: [[John Newton]] (see the information at the top)
*Copyright: [[Public Domain]]
==Lyrics from [[A Collection of Sacred Hymns, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1841]]==
<pre>Hymn 118
C.M.
1. 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.

2. 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear,
The hour I first believed!

3. Through many dangers, toils, and snares,
I have already come;
Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.

4. The Lord has promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.

5. Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease;
I shall possess within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.

6. The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, who called me here below
Will be forever mine.</pre>

==Common Last Verse==
<pre>
When we've been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Then when we first begun.
</pre>

==External Lyrics==
*[http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/a/m/a/amazing_grace.htm Lyrics from the Cyber Hymnal™]
*[http://www.geocities.com/cigneto/thctxt/en/amazinggr2.html Amazing Grace: Stanzas Added] at TTT-Himnaro Cigneta (numerous notes on folk variants and verses accreted)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazing_Grace Wikipedia article] (this contains Cherokee lyrics, alternate versions, and a large history of the hymn.

[[category:Hymns]]
[[category:Hymns by John Newton]]
[[category:Slavery]]
[[category:Grace]]
[[category:8 6 8 6]]
[[category:Sheet Music]]
[[category:Public Domain]]
[[category:Public Domain Sheet Music]]
[[category:External Lyrics]]
[[category:Public Domain External Lyrics]]
[[category:PDF Sheet Music]]
[[category:Lyrics]]
[[category:Public Domain Lyrics]]
[[category:Public Domain PDF Sheet Music]]
[[category:MIDIs]]
[[category:Public Domain MIDIs]]

File:Grace.zip

2010-03-09T21:11:15Z

Gmorgjs: LY files, and PDFs of all the parts for Amazing Grace, arranged for Violin, Flute, Oboe and Clarinet

LY files, and PDFs of all the parts for Amazing Grace, arranged for Violin, Flute, Oboe and Clarinet

File:Grace-score.mid

2010-03-09T21:09:42Z

Gmorgjs: Amazing Grace arranged for Violin, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet

Amazing Grace arranged for Violin, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet

File:Grace-score.pdf

2010-03-09T21:08:32Z

Gmorgjs: Amazing grace arranged for Violin, Flute, Oboe and Clarinet

Amazing grace arranged for Violin, Flute, Oboe and Clarinet

Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound

2010-03-09T21:02:19Z

Gmorgjs: /* Lyrics */

'''''Amazing Grace''''' is the customary title of one of the best-known hymns, written (as usually sung, all but the last stanza) by [[John Newton]], who originally entitled it ''Faith's Review and Expectation'' when he published it in his ''[[Olney Hymns]]'' in 1779. Its customary tune is [[New Britain]]. The stanza beginning "When we've been there ten thousand years", often sung as the last stanza of "Amazing Grace", is not part of the hymn as written by John Newton, but is by an unknown poet, published as early as 1829.

=Sheet Music=
*Using tune [[New Britain]], with parts by [[Edwin Othello Excell]] (1851 - 1921), 1900
**[[media:Amazing Grace.pdf|PDF]]
**[[media:Amazing Grace.mid|MIDI]]
**[[media:Amazing Grace.ly|LilyPond]]
**Copyright: [[Public Domain]]
**Contributer: [[User:Veramet|Veramet]] 01:42, 20 July 2007 (MDT)

=Tunes=
As a common-meter lyric ([[8 6 8 6]], Amazing Grace can be sung to literally thousands of extant tunes. While for over a century ''New Britain'' has been overwhelmingly the most popular choice, inextricably linked with the hymn in the minds of John Doe and Jane Q. Public, it is not the only tune to which the text has been sung.

*[[New Britain]] by [[James P. Carrell]] (1787 - 1854) and [[David S. Clayton]], 1831
*[[Land of Rest]]
*[[Amazing Grace (Ritchie)]] (see [http://www.geocities.com/cigneto/thctxt/en/amazinggr1.html this page at TTT-Himnaro Cigneta])

It can be an interesting and amusing exercise - and with discipline, a worshipful one - to try singing a text as well known as this to an unexpected (yet 8 6 8 6) tune. For example, Amazing Grace can be sung well to "House of the Rising Sun" as well as to the theme song of the TV show ''Gilligan's Island''.

=Lyrics=
*Poet: [[John Newton]] (see the information at the top)
*Copyright: [[Public Domain]]
==Lyrics from [[A Collection of Sacred Hymns, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1841]]==
<pre>Hymn 118
C.M.
1. 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.

2. 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear,
The hour I first believed!

3. Through many dangers, toils, and snares,
I have already come;
Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.

4. The Lord has promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.

5. Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease;
I shall possess within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.

6. The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, who called me here below
Will be forever mine.</pre>

==Common Last Verse==
<pre>
When we've been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Then when we first begun.
</pre>

==External Lyrics==
*[http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/a/m/a/amazing_grace.htm Lyrics from the Cyber Hymnal™]
*[http://www.geocities.com/cigneto/thctxt/en/amazinggr2.html Amazing Grace: Stanzas Added] at TTT-Himnaro Cigneta (numerous notes on folk variants and verses accreted)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazing_Grace Wikipedia article] (this contains Cherokee lyrics, alternate versions, and a large history of the hymn.

[[category:Hymns]]
[[category:Hymns by John Newton]]
[[category:Slavery]]
[[category:Grace]]
[[category:8 6 8 6]]
[[category:Sheet Music]]
[[category:Public Domain]]
[[category:Public Domain Sheet Music]]
[[category:External Lyrics]]
[[category:Public Domain External Lyrics]]
[[category:PDF Sheet Music]]
[[category:Lyrics]]
[[category:Public Domain Lyrics]]
[[category:Public Domain PDF Sheet Music]]
[[category:MIDIs]]
[[category:Public Domain MIDIs]]