what is the history behind amazing grace hymn
Amazing Grace Newton wrote the words from personal experience. He grew up without any particular religious conviction, but his life's path was formed by a variety of twists and coincidences that were often put into motion by his recalcitrant insubordination. He was pressed (conscripted) into service in the Royal Navy, and after leaving the service, he became involved in the Atlantic slave trade. In 1748, a violent storm battered his vessel off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland, so severely that he called out to God for mercy, a moment that marked his spiritual conversion. He continued his slave trading career until 1754 or 1755, when he ended his seafaring altogether and began studying Christian theology.
There shall be showers of blessing There shall be showers of blessings is a Christian hymn which was written in 1883 by Daniel Webster (1840-1901) under the pseudonym of D. W. Whittle.[1][2] It was given music by James McGranahan.[3][4]