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Newton\u2019s deliverance through a storm that chalked up many wrecks that night was a miracle. Ashore, he refused payment for his living cargo and set about to fulfill his vow.<\/p>\n<p>A few years later he was ordained a clergyman. He became an intimate friend of the poet, William Cowper, and they wrote hymns together\u2014Cowper 68, and Newton 280. Among Newton\u2019s most popular are &#8220;Amazing Grace&#8221; and \u201cHow Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds.\u201d<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"575\"><a class=\"colorbox\" href=\"https:\/\/d2zfkpu1r6ym98.cloudfront.net\/sites\/guideposts.org\/files\/john_newton_gravestone2.jpg\" rel=\"gallery\" title=\"The grave stone of John Newton at the Church of St. Peter and Paul in Olney, England.\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-28179\" alt=\"The grave stone of John Newton at the Church of St. Peter and Paul in Olney, England\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/john_newton_gravestone1.jpg\" style=\"float:left\" width=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/john_newton_gravestone1.jpg 522w, https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/john_newton_gravestone1-340x210.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>On his tombstone is written:<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tJohn Newton, clerk<br \/>\n\t\t\tOnce an infidel and libertine<br \/>\n\t\t\tA servant of slaves in Africa<br \/>\n\t\t\tWas, by the rich mercy of our Lord<br \/>\n\t\t\tAnd Savior, Jesus Christ,<br \/>\n\t\t\tPreserved, restored and pardoned,<br \/>\n\t\t\tAnd appointed to preach the faith<br \/>\n\t\t\tHe had long labored to destroy.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Newton was at one time master of a slave ship, cargoing captives from Africa to the Carolina coast. 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