Knowra Fanny Crosby Fanny Crosby Fanny Crosby (1820–1915) was an American poet and hymn writer who composed thousands of hymns, including “Blessed Assurance” and “To God Be the Glory.”
Blessed Assurance : A Christian hymn with words by Fanny Crosby and music by Phoebe Knapp, first published in 1873. Its refrain became one of Crosby’s most enduring expressions of confidence in salvation.
Phoebe Knapp : An American composer and hymn writer who wrote the tune for “Blessed Assurance.” Her collaboration with Crosby produced one of the most recognizable hymn pairings.
New York Institution for the Blind : A nineteenth-century New York school for blind students, later known as the New York Institute for Special Education. Crosby studied and taught there, gaining the education and professional networks that shaped her early life.
Blindness : The condition of having little or no functional vision. Crosby was blind from infancy, a fact frequently foregrounded in accounts of her life and creative work.
To God Be the Glory : A Christian hymn written by Fanny Crosby and set to music by William Howard Doane. This hymn exemplifies Crosby’s praise-centered lyrics and enduring place in worship.
William Howard Doane : An American industrialist and composer who supplied music for many gospel hymns. Doane set numerous Crosby texts to music and helped circulate them through published collections.
Methodism : A Protestant Christian movement that emerged from the eighteenth-century revival led by John Wesley. Crosby’s Methodist faith informed the evangelical convictions expressed in her hymns.
Hymn : A religious song written for praise, prayer, or communal worship. Her lyrics became part of congregational worship across Protestant traditions.
Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior : A Christian hymn written by Fanny Crosby and composed by William Howard Doane. Its appeal for divine attention became a widely sung example of Crosby’s devotional writing.
Robert Lowry : An American Baptist minister, composer, and hymn writer active in the nineteenth century. Lowry composed tunes for Crosby lyrics, including “All the Way My Savior Leads Me.”
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