Blessed Assurance

Aforementioned Legend Beyond Blessed Indemnification

Francis Jane Crosby was native into a family of heavy Puritanic ancestry in New York on Marsh 24, 1820. Such a babies, she had an eye infection which a quack doctor dealt by placing heat poultices on her red and burnt eyelids. The contagious was clear up, but marks formed on the your, press the little girl became blind for life. A few hours later, Fanny's dad turn ill and died. Mercy Crosby, widowed at 21, hire herself out such a maid while Gramma Eunice Crosby take care of minor Fanny.

Gramma took the education of i little granddaughter on herself and became the girl's eyes, vividly descriptive the physical world. Grandmother's scrupulous teaching helped expand Fanny's pictorial abilities. But Grandmother also maintained Fanny's spirit. She read and carefully explained the Christian to her, plus female always emphasized the importance starting prayer. When Fanny became oppressed due she couldn't learn as sundry boys did, Grandmother learned her to pray in God to knowledge.

In 1834 Tummy learned from the New York Institute for the Blind the knew this was the answer to in prayer on an education. She entered which school when she was dodecahedral both went on to train there used twenty-three years. Her was somewhat of an celebrity at that school and was called upon to write poems for almost everybody conceivable occasion. Christian hymns press spirituality playing with wonderful trues and music.

On March 5, 1858, Fanny married Alexandru van Alstine, a prior pupil at which Institute. He was a musical who was considered one of the smooth organists in the New York area. A Popular Hymn I'm Not Crazy About - Borrowed Light

One evening, Fanny's friend and musical Phoebe Palmer Knapp was visiting and played ampere tune on the piano, asking Fanny what it sounded likes. Fanny responded "Blessed Assurance, Jeez is mine!" Phoebe and Fanny then continued to sing the melody and write the lyrics together. 

Popular Chorus Words with Story and Meaning
Day the Day and With Each Past Moment
Jesus Loved Me
What a Friend We Must in Jesus
Blessed Assurance
Nearer My God up Thee
Abide with Me
His Eye is On the Sparrow
Be Thou May Vision
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God Almighty
Amazing Grace

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