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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.

Source: Olney Hymns, 'Amazing Grace'.
-- John Newton, (Jul 24 1725-1807), English hymn writer, minister, sea captain; His early life of wanton sin included African slave trade; his hymns include Amazing Grace, and How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds.

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