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Amazing Grace: The True Story of the Song

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03/04/2007

BBC One - Amazing Grace: The True Story of the Song

Musician Rick Wakeman traces the history of the song Amazing Grace.

Rick Wakeman traces the history of Amazing Grace in a journey that takes him around Britain and across the Atlantic, as he seeks to explain why it is such a popular song.

Musician Rick Wakeman traces the history of Amazing Grace in a journey that takes him around Britain and across the Atlantic, as he seeks to explain why it has become one of the world's most popular songs. Its six verses tell the remarkable story of John Newton, a former slave ship captain who ended his life a respected Christian minister.

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