Psalm of Hope

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My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? (Goebel-Kamala)

Adapter (verses): Felix Goebel-Komala; Author (refrain): John Newton
Tune: PSALM OF HOPE
Published in 3 hymnals

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	Psalm of Hope

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Adapter (verses): Felix Goebel-Komala

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Author (refrain): John Newton

John Newton (b. London, England, 1725; d. London, 1807) was born into a Christian home, but his godly mother died when he was seven, and he joined his father at sea when he was eleven. His licentious and tumultuous sailing life included a flogging for attempted desertion from the Royal Navy and captivity by a slave trader in West Africa. After his escape he himself became the captain of a slave ship. Several factors contributed to Newton's conversion: a near-drowning in 1748, the piety of his friend Mary Catlett, (whom he married in 1750), and his reading of Thomas à Kempis' Imitation of Christ. In 1754 he gave up the slave trade and, in association with William Wilberforce, eventually became an ardent abolitionist. After becoming a tide… Go to person page >

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First Line:	My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? (Goebel-Kamala)
Title:	Psalm of Hope
Adapter (verses):	Felix Goebel-Komala
Author (refrain):	John Newton
Meter:	Irregular with refrain
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Amzaing grace! how sweet the sound
Copyright:	Verses © 1994, GIA Publications, Inc.