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John Henry Newton was an English sailor and evangelical Anglican cleric. Starting his career at sea at a young age, he became involved with the slave trade for a few years. After experiencing a Christian conversion, he became a cleric and hymn-writer. Although he continued his involvement in the slave trade for much of his Christian life, he later became a prominent supporter of the abolition of slavery He was the author of many hymns, including Amazing Grace and Glorious Things of Thee are Spok...
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