You may recall he closed his remarks by turning to song in a surprise rendition of the spiritual "Amazing Grace." Special correspondent John Larson has a look at the song's unique role in history.

“Amazing Grace”—250 years old this year—has been sung in churches and at funerals. It is a civil rights anthem, a civil religion anthem, a folk song, and a pop culture icon.

Amazing grace. In May 1997, singer ... Columbia urged Tighe to incorporate several of the most popular songs from Grace. As a result, only three previously unreleased originals and two covers made ...

When President Obama broke out in a not-quite-perfect rendition of “Amazing Grace” at the funeral of the Rev. Clementa C. Pinckney in Charleston, S.C., on Friday, he brought the room to its ...

St. Peter and St. Paul Church, in Olney, England, was home to curate John Newton from 1764 to 1780 and is where “Amazing Grace” was first sung on January 1, 1773.

As we look at another New Year’s Day, it’s a good time to reflect on a song that unites rather than divides us: the Rev. John Newton’s hymn “Amazing Grace.” The hymn first appeared in ...

As we look at another New Year’s Day, it’s a good time to reflect on a song that unites rather than divides us: the Rev. John Newton’s hymn “Amazing Grace.”The hymn first appeared in ...

Where words leave off, so music begins – Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) Amazing grace, amazing grace … (trailing off). Amazing grace, how sweet the sound (now singing) – Barack Obama, 2015.

The results, published in the online medical journal medRxiv, showed 22 per cent of volunteers saw an improvement in blood flow when they sang Amazing Grace. But only 10 per cent improved when ...

Amazing Grace. By James Walvin. ... TV shows, albums and controversies, sign up to Plot Twist, our weekly subscriber-only newsletter. ... → “Amazing Grace” is a 200-year-old song with a ...