How Sweet the Sound

The words from the internationally-known hymn Amazing Grace How Sweet the Sound perfectly encapsulate the life of author Doris J. Grace-from her love of music her surname Grace acquired upon marriage her faith and being saved by the loving grace of God.<p> This memoir chronicles Doris' childhood-a carefree era in the midst of the Depression spent roaming the Missouri Ozarks-and the changes that World War II imposed on her simple country family. How Sweet the Sound tells of an earlier life as a dutiful daughter wife and mother and later years when she and her husband traveled to six continents and more than seventy countries while leading study tours and mission trips.<p>Full of life and personality How Sweet the Sound paints an engaging portrait of a carefree childhood and a fulfilled adulthood. This memoir brings characters to life simply and vividly to tell the story of an ordinary person who has lived an extraordinary life.