SCHENECTADY, N.Y. >> The hymn “Amazing Grace” is so popular (it’s on 11,000 albums and performed an estimated 10-million times annually) that it’s likely you listen to the song without even paying ...

The words to “Amazing Grace” were written by a captain of a slave ship, freshly delivered from the wretchedness of his existence. According to Wintley Phipps, a performer and historian of gospel music ...

“Amazing grace,” intoned the eulogist, and repeated it. He began to sing: “how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me,” and the congregation, a bit startled, joined in, as the pianist scrambled ...

In a moving rendition, Obama sang as he eulogized Rev. Clementa Pinckney. — -- President Obama delivered one of the most emotional moments of his presidency when he led a crowd of 5,500 people in ...