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John Henry Newton was a British sailor & Anglican clergyman. He started his career at sea, at a young age, and he became involved with the slave trade for a few years, and He was enslaved himself for a period of time. He became a minister, hymn-writer, and later a prominent supporter of the abolition of slavery. He was a author of many hymns, including "Amazing Grace: and "Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken."

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John Newton was a sailor and cleric from England. He also wrote several hymns to include 'Amazing Grace' and 'Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken'.

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