"Amazing grace, how sweet the sound"
Here's what it means to me,
When I was lost in mortal sin
God gave me victory!

It's hard to define the feeling;
Or evaluate it's precious worth,
One moment facing eternal death;
The next, a life of peace while here on earth!

My filthy rags of righteousness
Plagued me everywhere I'd go,
God sent his cleansing power
And washed me white as snow!

I thrust myself before the cross
Where Christ's sinless blood was shed,
As I lay prone before the cross
The earth was stained with red!

If I should live a million years
I'll n'er forget that tragic scene,
Three crosses with three men,
Two thieves, with Jesus in between!

I cannot describe the grief I felt
As I saw the teardrops upon His face,
This one thing I shall always know,
This was truly God's amazing grace!

One moment living a life of folly
Doing things that broke His heart,
The next, forgiven by His grace,
Saved by His blood and set apart!

I've explained what 'Amazing grace' means to me
I ask, now give me your answer true,
Would you recognize God's amazing grace
If it appeared in the selfsame way to you? ? ?
 

                                             Carl L. Hempen, 1978