Amazing Grace on a Bass Guitar?

"Amazing Grace" on a bass guitar seems as though it wouldn't be such a bad idea! Why not? Go ahead! Try it out! It won't hurt you, I know that much! Speaking of "Amazing Grace", read this blog entry:

Amazing Grace: Politically Correct Version By Derek Joseph Levendusky

"I'm at the Youth For Christ Excel Conference in Saratoga, NY, with over 2,000 youth from all over the northeast. Isaiah Six is leading worship and I'm also the keynote speaker for two main sessions. This morning I spoke on 'Surrendering the Ugly Things'...a message about the power of God's grace to deal with our weaknesses, our sins, and our shame.

I shared in my message the fact that a few years back, there was a group that attempted to rewrite the classic hymn (and American anthem) 'Amazing Grace' to be more politically correct, citing that it's bad for self-esteem to call yourself a 'wretch.' ('Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me...')

I made the point that 'the grace ain't amazing if the wretch ain't a wretch!!' Then I attempted to write a politically correct version for the students, and sang it for them. Keep in mind that if the wretch isn't a wretch, then we have to change all the other lyrics to a much less dramatic description of God's grace. It's no longer 'amazing' grace, it's just...

Noteworthy grace

How bland the sound

That saved someone like me

I once was slightly disoriented

But now I'm found

Was visually-challenged

But now I'm okay

Try singing that one with conviction!"

Anyway...having a great time here at Excel. You can read an update at my personal myspace: http://www.myspace.com/derekjosephlevendusky

Derek Joseph

lead singer, Isaiah Six