He eventually became an ordained minister and abolitionist. Before his salvation experience that eventually led him to write Amazing Grace, he was a captain of slave ships, invested in the slave industry, and was a slave owner. He spent his earlier years on the seas of the African coast, searching for slaves to capture and sell for a profit. John Newton was 47 years old when he wrote the song, “Amazing Grace.” Like his father, he took a career sailing the seas.
Perhaps you have heard this hymn, or read the lyrics, and can relate in many ways to the sweetness of experiencing God’s grace in your own life. Though he was blind, his eyes were opened to his sin and need for Jesus in his life. Though he was lost, God found him and saved him. Though he felt wretched, he was still able to experience the saving grace of God. When one hears this hymn, it becomes clear that the author was deeply impacted by the grace of God.
John Newton wrote the song, Amazing Grace, in the year 1772, and it slowly began to gain attention and popularity. The song was born out of his profound transformation from encountering the Gospel and saving grace of Jesus.
John Newton, the writer of this song, has a powerful testimony of coming to faith. Certainly, believers can relate to the undeserved favor – the grace – that God has generously given to those who have put their faith in Him. The word grace, in the original Greek, is charis, which means undeserved favor or merit.
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