Last week we took a “field trip” to Tinsel town to see Amazing Grace. It’s about William Wilberforce, and I honestly didn’t know a thing about Mr. Wilberforce except that he knew John Newton who wrote the song Amazing Grace. I figured that the movie would be dull and boring and just another historical flick that would put me to sleep. But, I was pleasantly surprised.
From the very beginning of the movie, when William Wilberforce made two men stop beating a fallen horse, to the end, when the slave trade was finally abolished, I was interested and captivated by the story. The movie contained gruesome portrayals of how the slaves were treated which made me sick, and touching portrayals of Wilberforce with his wife that gave me “warm fuzzies”.
The movie sheds a new light on how horrible the slave trade was, and makes you appreciate the powerful song Amazing Grace much more.
So, in a way, it is a historical flick, but it is miles away from “just another” historical movie. It will make you sad, mad, happy, and it might even make you cry. It will give you goose bumps and will probably make you want to applaud when it is over.
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me....
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now, I see.
T'was Grace that taught...
my heart to fear.
And Grace, my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear...
the hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares...
we have already come.
T'was Grace that brought us safe thus far...
and Grace will lead us home.
The Lord has promised good to me...
His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be...
as long as life endures.
When we've been here ten thousand years...
bright shining as the sun.
We've no less days to sing God's praise...
then when we've first begun.
"Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me....
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now, I see.
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