Long ton, also known as the imperial ton or weight ton, is the name for the unit called the ton in the avoirdupois or Imperial system of measurements standardised in the thirteenth century that is used in the United Kingdom and several other Commonwealth countries alongside the French metrication invented in 1799.
How Great Thou Art  is a Christian hymn based on a Swedish traditional melody and a poem written by Carl Gustav Boberg (1859â1940) in Sweden in 1885.
Submit questions - New Articles. John Newton (born in 1725 A.D., died in 1807 A.D.) was a clergyman who wrote, in 1779 A.D., the most popular hymn of all time - Amazing Grace. The hymn was created after he became a Christian and rejected participating any longer in the notorious slave trade.