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Wintley Phipps: Amazing Grace Jun 3, 2015 10:22:38 GMT Leeza likes this

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Post by Benjamin on Jun 3, 2015 10:22:38 GMT

I don't know if I've ever shared this video here before.
If not, I apologize. I should have forced you all to watch it long before now.
Allow me to clarify.
I'm not a huge fan of the hymn 'Amazing Grace'. It's not because it's not an incredible piece of songwriting, or because the lyrics aren't amazing; it is, and they are. It's because it's so common now that it often seems to lose all of its meaning.

I have trouble watching this video without getting emotional, but I'm a complete pansy like that.
I hope you love it.

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Wintley Phipps: Amazing Grace Jun 3, 2015 15:00:08 GMT Leeza likes this

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Post by shiloh on Jun 3, 2015 15:00:08 GMT

Yes, you did post that before, Ben. I love that version. Remember when I posted a version of it and you said you didn't like it? I did. It was by Judy Collins. We sort of had a little dual of versions of that song.
I don't understand your point of view on how it's losing its meaning because of its commonality now. It still holds a lot of meaning for many of us. So, I must say as you always put it, I violently disagree.

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Wintley Phipps: Amazing Grace Jun 3, 2015 15:36:00 GMT shiloh and Leeza like this

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Post by morningstar on Jun 3, 2015 15:36:00 GMT

I did watch it before and loved it...Amazing Grace has always been my favorite and I never ever get tired of listening to it, it's an emotional song and speaks to my heart...I also like to hear it on the bagpipes believe it or not...Benjamin a.k.a. Pansy...thanks for posting it again.

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Wintley Phipps: Amazing Grace Jun 3, 2015 22:50:59 GMT Leeza likes this

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Jun 3, 2015 15:00:08 GMT shiloh said:

I don't understand your point of view on how it's losing its meaning because of its commonality now. It still holds a lot of meaning for many of us. So, I must say as you always put it, I violently disagree.

I'm not suggesting the song is losing its meaning, broadly -
that was more of a personal observation. The fact that unbelievers sing it at funerals etc. bothers me.

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 "For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever."

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	1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 "For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever."

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Wintley Phipps: Amazing Grace

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