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Amazing Grace

Episode 6 of 7

John Newton's near-death experience prompted his hymn Amazing Grace. With Martin Bell, Judy Collins and Bob Zellner. From 2001.

A near-death experience in a storm at sea resulted in John Newton 's conversion and, some years later, the writing of Amazing Grace.

Judy Collins sang the hymn and made it an unlikely hit in the pop music charts in the early 1970s.

Featuring the thoughts of:

Bob Zellner
Martin Bell
Bruce Hindmarsh
Marylynn Rowse

Series about music that makes the hairs stand up on the back of our necks.

Producer: Sara Conkey

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in September 2001.

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30 minutes

Last on

Sat 7 Sep 2024 00:00

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