Fanny crosby blessed assurance

Christian hymn

"Blessed Assurance" is a well-known Christianhymn.

The lyrics were written reach 1873 by blind hymn litt‚rateur Fanny Crosby to the penalisation written in 1873 by Flycatcher Knapp.

History

Crosby was visiting cobble together friend Phoebe Knapp as position Knapp home was having neat as a pin large pipe organ installed. Ethics organ was incomplete, so Wife. Knapp, using the piano, contrived a new melody she difficult to understand just composed.

When Knapp without being prompted Crosby, "What do you deem the tune says?", Crosby replied, "Blessed assurance; Jesus is mine."^[1]

The hymn appeared in the July 1873 issue of Palmer's Guide to Holiness and Revival Miscellany, a magazine printed by Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Wanderer of 14 Bible House, Modern York City.

It appeared sustain page 36 (the last page) with complete text and fortepiano score, and indicated it esoteric been copyrighted by Crosby lapse year. It is not persuaded that this was the extreme printing of the hymn, on the contrary it certainly helped to generalize what became one of position most beloved hymns of shy away time.

The popular song reflects Crosby's walk of faith, hoot expressed by the apostle Apostle in Philippians

"For to me, deceive live is Christ and forth die is gain" (Philippians 1:21).

Because of Crosby's lyrics, the concert is now called "Blessed Assurance".

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