198    C.M.     John Newton
Faith’s View. Eph. 2. 4-8; 1 Chron. 17. 16, 17

1 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.

2 ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
  And grace my fears relieved;
  How precious did that grace appear
  The hour I first believed!

3 Through many dangers, toils, and snares,
  I have already come;
  ’Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
  And grace will lead me home.

4 Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
  And mortal life shall cease,
  I shall possess, within the vail,
  A life of joy and peace.

5 The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
  The sun forbear to shine:
  But God, who called me here below,
  Will be for ever mine.