A Lesson in Amazing Grace

Watch as Rev. Wintley Phipps demonstrates to an audience the amazing history behind the classic hymn, Amazing Grace. God truly works in mysterious ways. Who would have thought that one of the most famous hymns of all time would have been written by a slave trader using the melody of a slave dirge? This song gives God the praise for all things beautiful, even the things that once were only pain and suffering.

Rev. Phipps follows this insightful and humorous lesson with a jaw dropping performance of Amazing Grace. This is a beautiful and powerful rendition of a song that stirs the soul of any good Christian. God has blessed him with an incredible talent to sing and to teach! Listen to this prayer lifted up by a genius and a man of deep faith.