US EditionPre-Civil War Hymnal 'The Sacred Harp' Is Getting an Update
- John Newton wrote the lyrics of 'Amazing Grace' in 1779 in Olney, a village of about 2,500 people in England.
- William Walker paired Newton's lyrics with the traditional tune 'New Britain' in 1847, creating the version known worldwide today.
- 'Amazing Grace' grew popular in America's South, especially in Methodist and Baptist churches, and became a symbol of Black gospel and 1960s folk music revitalization.
- The song has over 1,000 recorded covers, including by Elvis Presley and Joan Baez, and carried a message of hope, redemption, and abolitionist sentiment.
- 'Amazing Grace' remains one of the most beloved hymns in American history, influencing both religious and secular audiences across centuries.
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Sacred Harp singers revamp iconic pre-Civil War hymnal
BREMEN, Ga. — Singers at Holly Springs Primitive Baptist Church in West Georgia treat their red hymnals like extensions of themselves, never straying far from their copies of “The Sacred Harp” and its music notes shaped like triangles, ovals, squares…
·Cherokee County, United States
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