“Amazing Grace”
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“We must leave racial battle ground and come to economic common ground and moral higher ground. America, our time has come. We come from disgrace to amazing grace.”
From Salon
“America, our time has come. We come from disgrace to amazing grace. Our time has come,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
As the party ended at 3 a.m., an exuberant Duvall had everyone join hands for a chorus of “Amazing Grace.”
From Los Angeles Times
On a typical day, an American family would be more likely to entertain itself at home by singing traditional folk songs like “Barbara Allen,” patriotic songs such as “Yankee Doodle” or hymns like “Amazing Grace.”
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me.
From Literature
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