John Newton was a British sailor who once worked on slave ships but later turned his life around. After surviving a violent storm at sea, he felt a deep change in his heart. He left the slave trade, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- It has endured for more than two centuries, offering hope to those grieving or searching for meaning to life. With its simple melody and message of salvation, "Amazing Grace" ...

Amazing Grace. By James Walvin. University of California Press; 216 pages; $19.95 and £16.99 A short but fascinating book by James Walvin, a professor at the University of York and an expert on ...

After many dangers, toils and snares, the long-lost Aretha Franklin concert film "Amazing Grace" has finally seen the light, and good Lord is it good. Filmed over two sessions in January 1972 at the ...

Revered folk singer Joan Baez sings of the Emanuel AME Church shooting and President Barack Obama's healing words in a song included in her latest — and final — career album. "The President Sang ...

"Traditional And Public Domain Songs is an exploration of the relationship between evangelical Christianity and state-sanctioned violence," Anderson tells NPR. "I spent a year as artist in residence ...

"Amazing Grace" is on its way to becoming one of Tennessee's state songs. On Tuesday, the Tennessee Senate voted unanimously to pass a bill making the 1779 hymn the 11th state song. The bill, ...

Dolly Parton may soon be the voice of Tennessee. On Monday, Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill to make “Amazing Grace” sung by Dolly Parton its official state song. THe bill passed 91-1 on Monday.