Consider Not What You Have Lost But What You Have Found

Through life we have many met with many people, many situations. We have had moments of joy and moments of sadness. However, I feel that, when we consider the things that we have found rather than the things that we had lost, we will feel the load off our shoulders.

I have been listening to the group Il Divo since they first came out and have always throughly enjoyed their songs. From operatic renditions of classic songs to songs of their own, it has been a real pleasure listening to them. One of the songs in their newest album, Amazing Grace, is a rendition of a classic Christian hymn. However, putting religion aside, this song is a very powerful song which gives hope to those who feels that life has dealt them a lousy hand or have ever felt lost.

In an earlier post sometime back, I had posted about this song when I last heard it on the movie Braveheart. The song then was a purely Scottish Bagpipes rendtion. I was moved to tears when I heard it then. Now, after listening to Il Divo's version, I am once more reminded that there is hope in life, as a tear trickles down the side of my face.

If you don't believe how good Il Divo's rendition of this song is, just watch their music video of Amazing Grace, recorded at a concert in Croatia.

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
That sav’d a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears reliev’d;
How precious did that grace appear,
The hour I first believ’d!

Thro’ many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.

When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining like the sun,
We've no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we first begun.

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
That sav’d a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.