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Written in 1779 by the English priest John Newton, Strange Grace is a hymn of confession and thanksgiving.
John Newton was born in London in 1725, the father of a captain, the mother of a Christian, with his father six times to the sea, until his father's death, after which John Newton joined the Royal Navy, long life at sea, let him get involved in the vices of eating, drinking, gambling, debauchery, and trafficking in black slaves on voyages to and from Africa did a lot of bad things.
Once he went out to sea and encountered a storm, all but him was killed, he was saved by God to survive, he repented and thanked God, determined to change his past wrongs, and began to preach god's gospel and become a missionary. He began his priesthood in 1764 and devoted his life to opposing slavery.
John Newton was fluent in Latin and Greek, full of warbles, loved to write poetry, and wrote many touching hymns in his life, and died on December 21, 1807.
John Newton wrote an epitaph for himself: "Pastor John Newton, once a sinner and a man of unbelief, once sold slaves in Africa, but received the mercy of the Savior Jesus Christ, was protected and forgiven, and was appointed to praise the gospel." ”
John Newton wrote more than 280 hymns during his lifetime, and Strange Grace is one of the most representative and widely circulated. This piece was performed by Andre Rio at the Concert in São Paulo, Brazil, and deeply touched the hearts of the listeners.
The poetry of Strange Grace is to the effect that:
Strange grace, how sweet, my sins have been forgiven;
Before I was lost, now I am found, and the blind can now see.
Such grace has awe in me, and my heart has been comforted;
How precious it is to receive grace at the time of first faith!
Many dangers, snares of trials, I have passed through safely;
By the grace of the Lord, I am not afraid of safety, and I am led home.
In the year to come, the saints will rejoice, and the light will love the millennium;
Rejoice and praise, before the Father's throne, and look deeply at the day that is coming.