Frances Jane Crosby was born in Putnam County, New York, on March 24, 1820. A doctor misapplied a mustard plaster poultice to her eyes when she was only six weeks old, rendering her totally blind. Throughout her childhood, many could tell she was given a special gift from God. Even though she couldn’t see physically, she could see God more clearly than most, especially through songwriting. One day in 1873, Fanny was visiting with a friend, Mrs. Joseph Knapp, a musician of sorts and wife of the founder of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. During their visit Mrs. Knapp played a tune on her piano, which she had recently written and arranged. She then asked Fanny, “What does this tune say?” After spending some time in prayer kneeling down, she rose and declared, “It says, ‘Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!'” Fanny Crosby became America’s most prolific hymn writer. She wrote around 8,000 Gospel songs and hymns during a lifetime, which spanned nearly a century. All her days, except the first six weeks, were spent blind. However, not even losing eyesight could render defeat to this amazing courageous woman of God.
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