AMAZING GRACE REVISITED HARD TIMES intro by Stephen Foster [ country blues ]      'Tis the song, the sigh of the weary      Hard times, hard times, come again no more      Many days you have lingered around my cabin door      Oh, hard times come again no more      Oh, hard times come again no more. . .      Amazin’ grace how sweet the sound      That saves a wretch just like me      I was alone in the dark where no one ever wants to be      Born blind, but you set me free      You know that I went ramblin’ an’ I went gamblin’, went roamin’ from town     to town      Ended up worse than I thought I'd ever be      Then you reached down an' pulled me from that hole an’ you gave me a     better goal      Born blind, oh, but you help me see      You set me free from the rules an’ the Babylon brook of fools      And the wicked preacher right there on tv      Cut through bull residue, help me see what’s really true      Born blind, but you help me see      You help me to understand, it’s all in the master plan      To shun the self-righteous and choose sinners, sinner’s to be your friends      O Freedom, O freedom, freedom for me      Freedom now on through eternity      ‘Cross the wide open road, you will be there to ease my load      Born blind, oh Lord, but you jus' help me see      Amazin’ grace, oh, how sweet the sound      That saves a wretch just like me      And no matter how far astray I go      Love will find me, yes I know      Born blind, oh, but you help me see      Born blind, sweet Jesus, but you set me free, yeah * * Based on "Amazing Grace" by John Newton (1779 public domain) originally entitled "Faith's Review and Expectation").  Introduction from chorus of Hard Times Come Again No More by Stephen Foster (1854 public domain).             Copyright © 2005 by Richard Aberdeen Copyright © 2006 by Freedom Tracks Music No part of this material may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including printing, photocopying, recording or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher and signed by the author.  Inquiries: Freedom Tracks Music ~ Records, 292 Trails Circle, Nashville, TN 37214 or requested via eMail.  Essays entitled Revolution and Revolution -- Side B are open copyright and may be reproduced or utilized as often as one likes.