{"id":388,"date":"2014-07-23T09:26:28","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T13:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=388"},"modified":"2014-07-24T07:50:07","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T11:50:07","slug":"worship-wednesday-chris-tomlins-amazing-grace-my-chains-are-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=388","title":{"rendered":"Worship Wednesday – Chris Tomlin’s Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Blog<\/a>Amazing Grace<\/em> is probably the most well-known Christian hymn of all time. The lyrics are powerful, written by John Newton, an 18th century slave trader, who had a riveting experience with God that changed his life forever. Amazing Grace\u00a0<\/em>is a deeply personal confession which we who are followers of Christ also share with Newton. Chris Tomlin’s\u00a0cover (on his 2006 album See the Morning<\/em>) is an updated version of the hymn which honors the melody we all\u00a0love. He also includes a last verse that Newton wrote that was omitted in previous versions. This version is also a\u00a0part of the soundtrack of the film Amazing Grace.<\/em><\/p>\n

This film\u00a0(2006, Michael Apted, Director) is high on my all-time-favorite-film list. For those of you who missed it, for whatever reasons, consider watching it now. It is beautifully filmed with great\u00a0performances and magnificent sound. Amazing Grace <\/em>is a biopic on the life of William Wilberforce, a member of the 18th century British parliament, who fought for the abolition of the slave trade. With John Newton as his mentor and pastor, Wilberforce\u00a0was personally tormented by the reality of slavery. He\u00a0battled, fearlessly and tenaciously,\u00a0for over 20 years in Parliament, and, before his death,\u00a0saw the passage of law abolishing slavery in Great Britain.<\/p>\n

This film shows the story of how one person can affect great change. One person. It’s very reflective of how One brought us out of slavery through His life, death, and resurrection.\u00a0 Amazing Grace<\/em>.<\/p>\n

There’s the phenomenal true-life subplot in the film, as well –\u00a0the friendship and shared faith and passion of William Wilberforce and John Newton.\u00a0 Newton spurred Wilberforce on, encouraging him that he could do more through his political life than if he became a member of clergy. There’s a lesson here for all of us as well\u00a0– that whatever our work or calling,\u00a0we are meant to\u00a0infuse it with the great grace and purpose God has given each one of us.<\/p>\n

Worship with me today through this\u00a0lovely hymn. Consider renting Amazing Grace<\/em> to watch with your family or friends (who somehow missed it the first time around).<\/p>\n

Amazing grace<\/strong><\/a>
\nHow sweet the sound
\nThat saved a wretch like me
\nI once was lost, but now I’m found
\nWas blind, but now I see
\n‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
\nAnd grace my fears relieved
\nHow precious did that grace appear
\nThe hour I first believed
\nMy chains are gone
\nI’ve been set free
\nMy God, my Savior has ransomed me
\nAnd like a flood His mercy reigns
\nUnending love, amazing grace<\/p>\n

The Lord has promised good to me
\nHis word my hope secures
\nHe will my shield and portion be
\nAs long as life endures<\/p>\n

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow
\nThe sun forbear to shine
\nBut God, who called me here below
\nWill be forever mine
\nWill be forever mine.<\/p>\n

What’s your favorite version of Amazing Grace? Youtube or other? Share it with us in the Comments.<\/p>\n

YouTube video of Chris Tomlin’s Amazing Grace with clips from film<\/a><\/p>\n

Brief & thrilling summary of the life of John Newton who wrote the hymn Amazing Grace<\/a><\/p>\n

Film Clip from the Film Amazing Grace – 2006 drama of political & spiritual life of William Wilberforce and his battle against slavery<\/a><\/p>\n

Music Inspired by the Film Amazing Grace<\/a><\/p>\n

Film Amazing Grace<\/a><\/p>\n

Chris Tomlin Website<\/a><\/p>\n

Youtube Amazing Grace (Chris Tomlin) with Lyrics<\/a><\/p>\n

Amazing Grace Lyrics<\/a><\/p>\n

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Amazing Grace is probably the most well-known Christian hymn of all time. The lyrics are powerful, written by John Newton, an 18th century slave trader, who had a riveting experience with God that changed his life forever. Amazing Grace\u00a0is a deeply personal confession which we who are followers of Christ also share with Newton. Chris … Continue reading Worship Wednesday – Chris Tomlin’s Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[33,263,47,185],"tags":[333,327,336,328,335,331,1835,330,334,332,329],"class_list":["post-388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-inspired","category-lives-full-of-god","category-wednesday-worship","category-workplace-or-marketplace","tag-abolition","tag-amazing-grace","tag-chains-are-gone","tag-chris-tomlin","tag-great-britain","tag-hymn","tag-jesus","tag-john-newton","tag-parliament","tag-slavery","tag-william-wilberforce"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pauPAB-6g","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=388"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":409,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388\/revisions\/409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}