Tuesday's Song - 32

Amazing Grace
Words: John Newton, Ol­ney Hymns (Lon­don: W. Ol­i­ver, 1779).
Ex­cept­ion: the last stan­za is by an un­known au­thor; it ap­peared as ear­ly as 1829 in the Bap­tist Song­ster, by R. Win­chell (We­thers­field, Con­nec­ti­cut), as the last stan­za of the song “Je­ru­sa­lem My Hap­py Home.”

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.

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

Through many dangers, toils and snares,
We have already come;
'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.(Lead me home!)

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

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.

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, who call'd me here below,
Will be forever mine.

(additional verse)
When we've been there ten thousand years
bright shining as the sun
We've no less day to sing God's praise
than when we first begun

Renungan :
Menerima curahan kasih dalam ketidaklayakan sungguh anugerah luar biasa. Dari kenyataan bukan siapa-siapa, diangkat menjadi "milik" berharga. Tidakkah itu juga merupakan gambaran kita?! Maka sesungguhnya tidak ada alasan untuk kita tidak bersyukur. Apa pun kondisi kita.