This song is featured on Chris Tomlin’s CD “See The Morning", and is the last track on his album. Amazing Grace my Chains are Gone is a track that Chris recorded after being approached by Walden Media to rework the hymn for the upcoming feature film entitled Amazing Grace.
This movie is based on the life of antislavery pioneer William Wilberforce who, as a Member of Parliament, navigated the world of 18th Century backroom politics to end the slave trade in the British Empire. Wilberforce meets John Newton the writer of Amazing Grace who inspires him to pursue a life of service to humanity. Elected to the House of Commons at the age of 21, and on his way to a successful political career, Wilberforce, over the course of two decades, took on the English establishment and persuaded those in power to end the inhumane trade of slavery.
See an interview with Chris Tomlin where talks about how he came to be involved in recording this song, and view a video clip where he performs his version of Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone).
http://www.theheartofworship.org/stories/Story-345-MyChainsAreGone-Tomlin.mp3
