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A near-death experience in a storm at sea resulted in John Newton 's conversion and, some years later, the writing of Amazing Grace. Judy Collins sang the hymn and made it an unlikely hit in the pop music charts in the early 1970s. Featuring the thoughts of: Bob Zellner Martin Bell Bruce Hindmarsh Marylynn Rowse Series about music that makes the hairs stand up on the back of our necks. Producer: Sara Conkey First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in September 2001.