Her heart can see
the life and hymns of Fanny J. Crosby
by Edith Waldvogel Blumhofer and Edith L. Blumhofer
Fanny J. Crosby (1820-1915) was the most prolific of all American hymn writers. Having lost her sight in infancy through a doctor's negligence, Fanny went on to compose more than 9,000 hymns, as well as various other songs, cantatas, and lyrical productions. Crosby's hymns, including such all-time favorites as "Blessed Assurance," continue to be sung around the world. She was also involved with New York City's rescue missions and with other benevolent efforts. She rubbed shoulders with the likes of Henry Clay, Grover Cleveland, Winfield Scott, Dwight L. Moody, Ira Sankey, Jenny Lind, P.T. Barnum, and many other famous figures who people these pages. Drawing on primary sources, including thousands of unpublished manuscripts, Blumhofer sorts fact from fiction in the life of this remarkable nineteenth-century northeastern Protestant woman, in the process showing why "this diminutive woman" was so beloved.--From publisher description.
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Her Heart Can See: The Life and Hymns of Fanny J. Crosby
2005, Eerdmans Publishing Company, William B.
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Her Heart Can See: The Life and Hymns of Fanny J. Crosby (Library of Religious Biography Series)
April 30, 2005, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
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in English
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Her heart can see: the life and hymns of Fanny J. Crosby
2005, W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.
in English
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