Fanny Crosby was a blind hymn writer of over 8000 hymns
Although I cannot see!
I am resolved that in this world
Contented I will be.
How many blessings I enjoy
That other people don't.
To weep and sigh because I'm blind,
I cannot and I won't!
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Fanny Crosby at a Glance
Frances Jane Crosby (March 24 1820 ? February 12 1915) usually known as Fanny Crosby, but sometimes as Frances van Alstyne, was an American lyricist best known for her Protestant Christian hymns. A lifelong Methodist, she was one of the most prolific hymnists in history, writing over 8,000 despite being blind since infancy.Osbeck, Amazing Grace, 206. Also known for her preaching and speaking, during her lifetime Fanny Crosby was one of the best known women in the United States.
To this day, the vast majority of American hymnals contain her work. Some of her best known songs include "Blessed Assurance", "Jesus Is Tenderly Calling You Home", "Praise Him, Praise Him", and "To God Be the Glory".See lyrics for "Jesus Is Tenderly Calling You Home", "Praise Him, Praise Him", "To God Be the Glory" at the Cyber Hymnal, and "Blessed Assurance". Because some publishers were hesitant to have so many hymns by one person in their hymnals, Crosby used nearly 100 different pseudonyms during her career.
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- Fanny Crosby is known as an American hymn writer and poetess, she wrote over 9,000 hymns during her life (1820-1915). This page contains a large collection of links on Fanny Crosby.
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