n received its melody from a slave song, which John Newton may have heard. One of these melodies might have stuck in his mind since he was a slave-trader and may be the melody of the song we still use today. It would be ironic if this were the case: an ex-slave trader turned to a good life writing a hymn about how he was saved from such a horrible way of living. Today, "Amazing Grace" can be found in the following styles of music: African-American, Gospel, Native American, Pop Rock, Alternative rock, Blues, country, and folk.
             The hymn can easily be found in African-American and Gospel styles of singing. One lady was quoted saying this hymn was always sung by black people, it is like a "theme song (Moyer)." Usually when singing this song, the style of music is Black American. Often congregations will use a style of call and response when singing the hymn. One main singer will begin a verse and a large group of other singers will eith
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