“Amazing Grace” is a widely known hymn that has become the “unofficial gospel hymn” of America. The piece has been sung in multiple beats and tempos but the original song had a slow tempo with a triple meter. The song uses verbal consonance and dissonance to create an interesting lyrical piece. The song will tell of sadness and disaster but then goes to a hopeful approach and says how things will get better, an example is “I once was lost but now am found.” Along with the interesting and uplifting lyrics the piece uses a weak, strong beat to create a hopeful feeling. Most gospel hymns discuss the hope that God gives humans, and the tempo is usually slow with a piano or organ playing with the vocalists. Almost all hymns are created to be