He was the author of many hymns, including
"Amazing Grace" and
"Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken."
"Amazing Grace" and
"Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken."
(24 July 1725 – 21 December 1807)
was a British sailor and Anglican clergyman.
Starting his career at sea, at a young age,
he became involved with the slave trade
for a few years, and was himself enslaved for a period.
After experiencing a religious conversion,
he became a minister, hymn-writer,
and later a prominent supporter
of the abolition of slavery.
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