Author—John Newton, 1725–1807 Music—From Carrell and Clayton’s “Virginia Harmony,” 1831 Tune Name—“Amazing Grace” Meter—CM (86.86) Scripture Reference—1 Chronicles 17:16, 17 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8, 9 In a small cemetery of a parish churchyard in Olney, England, stands a granite tombstone with the following inscription: “John Newton, clerk, once an infidel and