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Country Singer Randy Travis Stuns the Crowd With ‘Amazing Grace’ Rendition After ‘Miracle’ Recovery

"God’s proof of a miracle stands before you."
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By Billy Hallowell
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October 17, 2016

Legendary country singer Randy Travis stunned the crowd on Sunday night when he took the stage to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee.

The moment that brought many in the audience to tears came when Travis, 57 — who suffered a life-threatening stroke in 2013 that initially left him without the ability to speak, walk or sing — suddenly started belting out “Amazing Grace,” the Huffington Post reported.

The singer, who still can’t speak in complete sentences, but is gaining back his vocabulary with time and treatment, captivated the audience with the impromptu performance — one that has been going viral over the past 24 hours.

Watch Travis sing the popular hymn below:

Travis’ rendition of “Amazing Grace” came after his wife, Mary Davis-Travis, appeared with him on stage and spoke about his harrowing — and ongoing — recovery process, which included six months in the hospital as well as ongoing treatment.

Davis-Travis said her husband “stared death in the face, but death blinked.” The situation was so dire, in fact, that doctors had little hope Travis would survive, though the singer has defied the odds, as the Tennessean reported.

The moment so captivated onlookers that Billboard said Travis “might have delivered his most unforgettable performances.” While the singer clearly isn’t back to where he was before the stroke, the outlet reported that the moment showed his determination, especially in light of his progress thus far.

Travis and his wife wed in 2015 just two years after he suffered the stroke, with Davis-Travis sticking by his side throughout his recovery process; she also offered up comments about her husband’s robust music career during Sunday night’s event.

Music producer Fred Foster and fiddler Charlie Daniels were also inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday, with the star-studded event featuring other well-known names like Dolly Parton, Brad Paisley and Garth Brooks, among others. But despite so many familiar faces, it was Travis’ decision to sing the hymn that captured the most attention.

“Today is the greatest day of Randy’s celebrated music career,” Davis-Travis said from the stage, while standing alongside her husband. “Randy wants to thank you for listening and loving him. … Today, God’s proof of a miracle stands before you.”

And this apparently wasn’t the first time in recent months that Travis has publicly performed “Amazing Grace,” as his wife told USA Today that he sang the song at a friend’s funeral earlier this year, despite not feeling prepared to do so.

Clearly, he’s an inspiration.

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