Brass Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.845553 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Robert Newth. Christian,Classical,Folk,Sacred,Spiritual. Score and parts. 8 pages. Robert Newth #3139501. Published by Robert Newth (A0.845553). This arrangement of the traditional hymn Amazing Grace was inspired by the origins of the lyrics. The words to the song were written by John Newton, an Englishman who was the captain of a slave ship. After a huge storm at sea, his ship began to sink and he called out to God for help. The cargo in the hold shifted and blocked more water from entering the hull. By the time his ship drifted back to land, he had become an evangelical Christian, and from then on, gave up drinking, gambling and profanity. It was during his later life as an Anglican cleric that he wrote these words.
