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"Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn  written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton . It transmits the message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of sins committed and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God. . "Amazing Grace" was written to illustrate a sermon on New Year's Day. Firstly it could be recited by the parishioner without music. The lyrics have been adapted to more than twenty melodies, although the most known and frequent is the one called “New Britain” It has become a classic in the popular hymnbooks in the English-speaking world. The New Testament served as the basis for many of the lyrics. Common meter hymns were interchangeable with a variety of tunes; more than twenty musical settings of "Amazing Grace" were sung, until it was associated with a traditional song called “New Britain”. Two editors and compositors, Dwight Moody and Ira Sankey lead a revival of the song in many cities of the Unites States and Europe, giving to the song an international advertising. Their songs are the precursor of the Gospel and enjoyed a good success.

Later , the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, senior Scottish regiment of the British Army, recorded an instrumental version featuring a bagpiper soloist accompanied by a bagpipe and drum band. There was a vocal version with a choir. . It topped the RPM national singles chart in Canada for three weeks, and rose as high as number 11 in the U.S. the band made another modern version of the song.

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