A sequel to Sparrow Records’ 1996 Grammy-winning Amazing Grace: A Country Salute to Gospel is scheduled for release Oct. 7, and like its predecessor it will feature a wide range of country musical ...

“Amazing grace,” intoned the eulogist, and repeated it. He began to sing: “how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me,” and the congregation, a bit startled, joined in, as the pianist scrambled ...

Amazing Grace might be the ultimate song of redemption, steeped in two centuries of black history, but its writer had also been a slave ship captain. There is no shortage of versions of Amazing Grace.