How Sweet the Sound: The Story of Amazing Grace
A picture book biography of the man behind the hymn “Amazing Grace” and the living legacy of the song.
One stormy night at sea, a wayward man named John Newton feared for his life. In his darkest hour he fell to his knees and prayed — and somehow the battered ship survived the storm.
Grateful, he changed his ways and became a minister, yet he still owned a slave ship. But in time, empathy touched his heart. A changed man, he used his powerful words to help end slavery in England.
Those words became the hymn “Amazing Grace.”
- Format
- hardcover
- Pages
- 48
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 9781481472067
- Genres
- biography, music, history, childrens, religion, poetry, historical
- Release date
- 2018
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