I want to know the life story of the author of the hymn amazing grace.

Amazing grace is translated into amazing grace in Chinese, and some people call it a godsend. Grace originally meant "grace and grace", and here it is interpreted as "God's mercy and grace to mankind". It is the most popular country gospel song in America, the favorite hymn of Americans and a song sung by Christians all over the world. Underwater robot. Written by john newton in 1779. It started as a traditional folk song, or a black soul song. It expresses religious loyalty, including a simple and profound atonement story. This has become a song that Christians must sing every time they pray for repentance. Later, it became more and more popular, surpassing religion and becoming a real popular song and a classic song for people to pray for peace. It is a hymn to the people's spiritual world. The theme of the song is consistent with the theme of the Bible: repentance, gratitude, atonement and rebirth. Now you can hear this sacred, peaceful, solemn and beautiful song on any solemn occasion, at ceremonies, in many pop music records, at national ceremonies and at the funeral of former US President Ronald Reagan.

The lyrics of amazing grace were written by John Newton, an American white man who was born in London in 1725. The lyrics are simple, full of confessions of piety and gratitude, and they are also the testimony of his life. John Newton once sold black slaves and did many evils, but later he went to Africa. In a stormy sea, he was saved by God, so he decided to repent thoroughly and devoted his life to spreading the gospel of God, becoming a great preacher in the19th century. Before he died, he wrote an epitaph for himself: "Pastor John Newton was once a man who had committed a crime and didn't believe in God. He used to be a slave in Africa. But through the abundant mercy of the Lord Jesus Christ, he was kept, reconciled with God, forgiven his sins, and was appointed to preach the gospel. " This poem bears witness to his life's salvation.