Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost, but now am found Was blind, but now I see. Amazing Grace was written in 1772 and published in 1779. Between 1787 and 1838, Amazing Grace was sung at many protest rallies in the movement to abolish slavery throughout the British Empire. Amazing Grace United All ClassesThe power of the hymn, Amazing Grace, not only pushed the abolitionists’ momentum forward. Amazing Grace served as a bridge among all classes aiming to create social change.