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John Wesley, after being removed...
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John Wesley, after being removed from and English pulpit, noted, "There are few matters more repugnant to reasonable people than the grace of God." Perhaps a similar thought led Jim S. Amstutz, pastor of West Mennonite Church, Quakertown, Pennsylvania, to do a tongue-in-
cheek rewrite of "Amazing Grace":
Abrasive Grace,
how sour the sound
that saved a wretch like him!
He once was lost and should be bound,
unkind and not let in.
'Twas grace that taught
my heart to fear
and grace my fears confirmed.
cheek rewrite of "Amazing Grace":
Abrasive Grace,
how sour the sound
that saved a wretch like him!
He once was lost and should be bound,
unkind and not let in.
'Twas grace that taught
my heart to fear
and grace my fears confirmed.