Amazing Grace may the favorite hymn of all. It is popular in almost all traditions. It speaks to any person who has felt like a wretch. There are those who feel like they can take the word wretch out of this song, but without reaching the depths of despair, most of us are not capable of realizing what grace is. It is just because of this speaking to those in the depths, or who have been there that this song is known by felons and saints, opera stars, rock stars and dive bar bands.