"The decision to drop the hymn wasn't made lightly, said Mary Louise Bringle, a religion professor and hymnwriter who chaired the hymnal committee. It was complicated by a foul-up with the rights for ...

“Amazing Grace” is now part of the hymnbook ... Now it has been included in the second batch of songs released for the church ...

The Episcopal hymnal, for example, contains 720 songs. That means you could sing ... (nobody ever complains about singing “Amazing Grace” too much), so really things could stay fresh even ...