My name is John Newton and I want to tell you my story. I am an old man of eighty, which is a good age to reach, but when I look back on my life…well, I’m not happy about some of the things I ...

As we look at another New Year’s Day, it’s a good time to reflect on a song that unites rather than divides us: the Rev. John ...

The lyrics to "Amazing Grace" were penned by former British slave trader turned abolitionist and pastor John Newton in 1772. "Some 60 years later in America, the text was set to the hymn tune ...

That's the songs they would sing." With lyrics by poet John Newton and initially published in 1779, "Amazing Grace" is a classic Christian hymn that eventually became one of popular culture's most ...