Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As we look at another New Year’s Day, it’s a good time to reflect on a song that unites rather than divides us: the Rev. John ...

AMAZING GRACE: A Cultural History of the Beloved Hymn. By James Walvin. University of California Press. 216 pages. $19.95. When President Obama sang “Amazing Grace” at the funeral of the Rev. Clementa ...

“Amazing grace,” intoned the eulogist, and repeated it. He began to sing: “how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me,” and the congregation, a bit startled, joined in, as the pianist scrambled ...

Politicians in Tennessee are advocating for Dolly Parton's rendition of "Amazing Grace" to become the state's official hymn. Rep. Mike Sparks and Sen. Raumesh Akbari recently filed House Bill 938 ...

Why John Newton’s famous hymn is still so powerful after so long. In 2016, Coldplay began the encore of a headlining set at Glastonbury Festival with a sample of “Amazing Grace” sung by Barack Obama ...

The words of the well-known hymn were first delivered in the Buckinghamshire market town of Olney People are being encouraged to sing Amazing Grace on New Year's Day to mark the 250th anniversary of ...

This New Year’s Day marked the 250th anniversary of one of the most enduring hymns of all time. Around the world, choirs, community groups and individuals came together to sing Amazing Grace to ...

The song, penned before American Independence by a slave trader turned abolitionist, has remained a source of comfort, inspiration and redemption.