We just learned about the sermon Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.
We've learned a lot about what happened in Christianity after Jesus over thousands of years.
Let's learn about some of the famous songs people sing in church called hymns.
One of the most famous hymns is Amazing Grace by John Newton written in England in 1779.
John Newton was born in 1725, and when he was 18 he was made to work on a sailing ship.
When he was young he was not very nice, and said a lot of very mean things to people.
One day when he was on the ship a terrible storm came along and almost tipped the boat over.
He was so scared that he shouted out "Lord have mercy on us!"
Later on when he was back on land, he was happy to be alive, and remembered that he had shouted out to God for help.
So he decided to work to write hymns to help people worship God, and one of those hymns was Amazing Grace.
(from: wikipedia - amazing grace)
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