The list of films that have used the pipes is near endless. Perhaps the most famous is Braveheart. The use of bagpipes playing Amazing Grace is now a universal standard of epic proportions.

Amazing Grace is the most honored and recorded song of all time. Amazon.com lists some 2000 currently available recordings of Amazing Grace. Nothing else comes remotely close.

It crosses all lines—from classical to country, from rock to traditional folk. It is permanently ingrained in the culture. No other song has enjoyed such diverse rendering.

Artists who have recorded it include Boys ll Men, The Dave Matthews Band, Whitney Houston, Jerry Garcia & David Grisman, Tori Amos, Faith Evans, Twila Paris, Krystal, Glen Campbell, LeAnn Rimes, Janis Joplin, Shirley Caesar, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Paul Simon, Elvis Presley, Randy Travis, Arlo Guthrie, 101 Strings Orchestra, Chet Atkins, Seven Nations, Phil Driscoll, The Von Trapp Children, Victor Wooten, Jimmy Hendrix, Blind Boys of Alabama, Jordanaires, Meadowlark Lemon, Ani DiFranco, Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, Drop Kick Murphy, Aretha Franklin, Christy Lane, Conway Twitty, Andy Williams, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Boots Randolph, Judy Collins, Mahalia Jackson, Batmobile, Vicky Philips, Blind Willie McTell, Sonny James, Lou Rawls, Pete Seeger, Esteban, Elvis Presley, Dropkick Murphys, Charlie Rich, Charlotte Church, Crazy Cat George, Johnny Cash, Original Drifters, Pat Boone, Mickey Gilley, Anne Murray, Chet Atkins, Joan Baez, Tommy Smith, Jim Nabors, Jim Hendricks, Al Green, Shanon, Loretta Lynn, B.J. Thomas, Charlie Daniels Band, Ike & Tina Turner, Cherry Bomb Club, Pras -Ghetto Supastar, Mantovani, Willie Nelson, Diana Ross, Patti Page, The Neville Brothers, Arlo Guthrie, Fats Domino, George Jones, Merle Haggard, Herbie Mann, Chet Atkins, Cincinnati Pops, Robert Shaw Festival Singers, George Gershwin, Elmer Bernstein, Voices of Watts, The Beat Daddys, Leadbelly, Andrew Lloyd Webber, The David Rose Orchestra, Lawrence Welk, K.C. & the Sunshine Band, Ray Stevens, The Weavers, The Lemonheads, Ray Price, Gatlin Brothers, Tsa'Ne Dose, Glenn Yarbrough, Scott Fitzgerald, Rod Stewart, Glenn Miller, Cecelia, Oak Ridge Boys, Mantovani. The list goes on and on.

Even though there are some very disturbing trends within our culture, it is good to know that God's Amazing Grace is very much alive and doing well!

QUESTIONS:

Why do you think Amazing Grace has become the most honored and performed song of all time in the secular world?

What does it mean that Evangelicals are not supporting this film as they did The Passion of the Christ? Where is Amazing Grace in the Evangelical community?
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