amazing grace

gisterenavond met Michaela gezien in Cinemec Ede: Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace volgt de carrière van William Wilberforce (1759-1833) tijdens zijn twintig en dertiger jaren. Een periode waarin hij en zijn medestrijders een gespreksonderwerp maken van de slavenhandel, niet alleen in politieke kringen, maar in het hele land. Ze beginnen de eerste moderne politieke campagne, met petities, massa bijeenkomsten en zelfs badges met slogans om hun boodschap over te brengen.
 
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amazing grace
But God, who call’d me here below, Will be for ever mine

Amazing Grace
John Newton, 1770

Amazing Grace (How sweet the sound)
That sav’d a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears reliev’d;
How precious did that grace appear,
The hour I first believ’d!

Thro’ many dangers, toils and snare,
I have already come;
‘Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.

The Lord has promised good to me.
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.

Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail
And mortal life shall cease;
I shall profess, within the vail,
A life of joy and peace.

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, who call’d me here below,
Will be for ever mine.

10 films
historisch drama dat zich afspeelt in de achttiende eeuw

Barry Lyndon (Kubrick, 1975)
Amadeus (Forman, 1985)
The Mission (Joffe, 1986)
Dangerous Liaisons (Frears, 1988)
Valmont (Forman, 1989)
Last of the Mohicans (Mann, 1991)
Farinelli (Corbiau, 1994)
The Madness of King George (Hytner, 1994)
Marie Antoinette (Coppola, 2006)
Amazing Grace (Apted, 2006)

William Wilberforce [ nl.wikipedia.org ] | John Newton [ en.wikipedia.org ]
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