Out of the Depths
The Autobiography of John Newton

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me. So begins one of the most beloved hymns of all time. This is the autobiography of the man who penned those words. John Newton, the self-proclaimed wretch, was an active slave trader for several years until, on a homeward voyage through a violent storm, he experienced what he was later to refer to as his great deliverance. He tells of the dramatic, real-life events that led him from sin and bondage to a life transformed by Gods grace.