Amazing Grace
En ce dernier jour du printemps des poètes, consacré à la grâce, comment ne pas terminer par l'hymne "Amazing grace", composé au 18e siècle par John Newton et repris par les plus grands artistes américains, dont Aretha Franklin, Joan Baez, Ray Charles ou Elvis Presley? Ce chant fait partie intégrante de l'histoire des Etats-Unis, et son interprétation la plus poignante est sans doute celle, a capella, par Barak Obama lors de la cérémonie en hommage aux victimes de la tuerie de Charleston en juin 2015.
Amazing Grace
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
T'was Grace that taught my heart to fear
And Grace, my fears relieved
How precious did that Grace appear
The hour I first believed
Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come
'Tis Grace that brought me safe thus far
And Grace will lead me home
When we've been here ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we've first begun
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.
John NEWTON