Born: March 24, 1820, Putnam County, New York. Died: February 12, 1915, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Buried: Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Connecticut. |
Fanny Crosby was probably the most prolific hymnist in history. Though blinded by an incompetent doctor at six weeks of age, she wrote over 8,000 hymns. About her blindness, she said:
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In 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. Her secular works include:
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On her 85th birthday, American president Grover Cleveland wrote to Fanny:
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When Fanny died, her tombstone carried the words, “Aunt Fanny” and “Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine. Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine.” Eliza Hewitt memorialized Fanny’s passing in a poem read at her funeral: | ||||||
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