You can tell the first AOV volume was designed to be all things to all churches and includes a lot of old (and out of copyright) favourites. This song even has its own website and wants your money. Before you buy the book of the song, this site might have all you really wanted to now about the John Newton who wrote the song.
These old songs are the hardest ones to do on BIAB, but since you know it already that hardly matters. We don’t sing the fifth verse and I’d ditch the fourth. I think it’s one of those hymns that works by the tune and communal voice but lyrically is a text of the 1700s and has worn poorly.
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.
T’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;
‘Tis grace that 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.
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.
When we’ve been here ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun.
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we first begun.