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Amazing Grace

Christian hymn
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Amazing Grace
John Newton · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Amazing Grace is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 0.36% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,151 views/month, #69 of 19,375).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: John Newton[3]
  • Genre: Christian hymn[4], spirituals[5]
  • Based on: New Britain[6]
  • Performer: Judy Collins[7], Joan Baez[8], Rod Stewart[9], Elvis Presley[10], Kikki Danielsson[11], Ingmar Nordström[12], Nana Mouskouri[13], Lena Maria Vendelius[14], Helmut Lotti[15], Dolly Parton[16], Demis Roussos[17], Christer Sjögren[18], Il Divo[19], Susan Boyle[20]
  • Commons category: Amazing Grace[21]
  • Language of work or name: English[22]
  • Country of origin: United States[23], Kingdom of Great Britain[24]
  • Inception: 1772[25]
  • Publication date: 1779[26]
  • Lyricist: John Newton[27]
  • Published in: Cedarmont Kids[28], Almond Blossom[29], Norsk salmebok 2013[30], Frelsesarmeens sangbok[31], Evangelietoner[32], Ære være Gud[33], Metodistkirkens Salmebok[34], Rop det ut[35], Nye salmer og sanger[36]
  • Title: Amazing Grace[37]
  • Has melody: New Britain[38]
  • First line: Amazing grace! How sweet the sound[39]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Christian Hymns[40], WikiProject Spirituals[41]
  • Modified version of: New Britain[42]
  • Copyright status: public domain[43]
  • Has lyrics: Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound[44]
  • Form of creative work: song[45]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[46]

  • Genre(s): classical[47]

  • Community tags: appears in star trek, classical, neo-classical, sea shanties, star trek soundtracks, vocal[48]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a5393197-4f8e-31f3-a535-2de2ff275133[49]

Why It Matters

Amazing Grace has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

Related Entities

Demis Roussos Dolly Parton Elvis Presley Il Divo Ivan Rebroff Jill Johnson Joan Baez John Newton Judy Collins Kikki Danielsson Kingdom of Great Britain Louis Armstrong Mariah Carey Nana Mouskouri Nolwenn Leroy public domain Ray Charles Rod Stewart Susan Boyle United States Whitney Houston

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [46] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [49] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Grawiton · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    First line → Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ First line: Amazing grace! How sweet the sound"
  2. 10w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → amazing-grace
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: amazing-grace, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289913174|amazing grace (#289913174)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's ta"
  3. 14w ago · Sabelöga · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikisimpsons article id → 191529, 192314, 197708
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Wikisimpsons article id: 191529, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296167833|Amazing Grace (#296167833)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8109|Wikisimpsons]]"
  4. 18w ago · Beleg Tâl · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → —
    Genre → —
    Lyricist → John Newton
    Country of origin → —
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Hymnary text id: amazing_grace_how_sweet_the_sound"
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