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