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.
(This article is reprinted from the July-August 1996 issue of 'Away Here in Texas'.) Amazing grace, how sweet the sound.... So begins one of the most beloved hymns of all times, a staple in the hymnals of many denominations, New Britain or '45 on the top' in Sacred Harp. The author of the words was John Newton, the self-proclaimed wretch who once was lost but then was found, saved by amazing grace.