Hmmmmmm.
I still remember sitting in the Chinese congregation at the government church the first time Amazing Grace was sung. What preciousness. Tears of joy filled my heart and face. I felt transported Heavenward.
imho, one reason some folks have antipathy for Amazing Grace is a flawed perspective on themselves and on What God's done for them through HIS AMAZING GRACE.
A Baptist PhD boss; ex Navy wing CDR refused to sing "such a worm as I" and sang instead "such a man as I." I think he missed out on some spiritual treasure and richness in that stance.
No, I just don't like the tune.
Slightly off topic here, but this has always bothered me. If we're created in the image and likeness of God, why do some non-Catholics consider yourselves as "worms?"
As Catholics we are taught:
356 Of all visible creatures only man is "able to know and love his creator". He is "the only creature on earth that God has willed for its own sake",and he alone is called to share, by knowledge and love, in God's own life. It was for this end that he was created, and this is the fundamental reason for his dignity
357 Being in the image of God the human individual possesses the dignity of a person, who is not just something, but someone. He is capable of self-knowledge, of self-possession and of freely giving himself and entering into communion with other persons. And he is called by grace to a covenant with his Creator, to offer him a response of faith and love that no other creature can give in his stead.
You are not some lowly worm, but a marvellous creation of the Almighty God.