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Verse 1:
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Amazing grace! how sweet the sound
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That saved a wretch; like me!
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I once was lost, but now am found
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Was blind, but now I see.
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’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
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And grace my fears relieved;
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How precious did that grace appear
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The hour I first believed.
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Through many dangers, toils, and snares,
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I have already come;
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’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
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And grace will lead me home.
Verse 4:
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The Lord has promised good to me,
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His Word my hope secures;
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He will my Shield and Portion be,
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As long as life endures.
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Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
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And mortal life shall cease,
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I shall possess within the veil,
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A life of joy and peace.
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The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
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The sun forbear to shine;
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But God, who called me here below,
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Will be forever mine.