Tag: Fanny J. Crosby 1820-1915

  • BLESSED ASSURANCE

    Fanny J. Crosby, 1820–1915 Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful. (Hebrews 10:22,…

  • PRAISE HIM! PRAISE HIM!

    Fanny J. Crosby, 1820–1915 I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. (Psalm 146:2) Christianity is not a theory or speculation, but a life; not a philosophy of life, but a living presence. This realization can turn any gloom into a song. —…

  • RESCUE THE PERISHING

    Fanny J. Crosby, 1820–1915 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; He hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives … (Isaiah 61:1 KJV) One of the most tragic words in our vocabulary is…

  • ALL THE WAY MY SAVIOR LEADS ME

    Fanny J. Crosby, 1820–1915 For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even to the end. (Psalm 48:14) Often we become discouraged because we cannot see God’s long range plan of guidance for our lives. We need to remember that God has promised to guide our steps, not the…

  • TAKE THE WORLD, BUT GIVE ME JESUS

    Fanny J. Crosby, 1820–1915 What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? (Mark 8:36, 37) In every believer there is a constant struggle between the old nature, which is attracted to the world, and the new…

  • I AM THINE, O LORD

    Fanny J. Crosby, 1820–1915 Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith. (Hebrews 10:22) Each new day requires a fresh renewal of our dedication to the Lord. The strongest of Christians can be drawn away by the pressures of daily living. And we are vulnerable to the lusts…

  • MY SAVIOR FIRST OF ALL

    Fanny J. Crosby, 1820–1915 You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand. (Psalm 16:11) The strong, triumphant spirit of American hymnwriter Fanny Crosby was an inspiration to everyone who knew her. Even though she was blind from…

  • HE HIDETH MY SOUL

    Fanny J. Crosby, 1820–1915 I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand. (Exodus 33:22) The beloved blind American poet Fanny Jane Crosby did not begin writing gospel texts until her mid-forties. But from then on, inspiring words seemed to flow constantly from her heart, and she became…

  • NEAR THE CROSS

    Amazing Grace Fanny J. Crosby, 1820–1915 For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through His blood, shed on the cross. (Colossians 1:19, 20) The cross was a superb triumph over…

  • REDEEMED

    Amazing Grace Fanny J. Crosby, 1820–1915 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; His love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say this— (Psalm 107:1, 2) All my theology is reduced to this narrow compass—Christ Jesus came into this world to save sinners.— Archibald Alexander The word redeemed implies the idea…