The words are by Fanny Crosby, a prolific hymn writer of the 19th century (she wrote about 9,000 hymns!) The wrong treatment for an eye condition when she was a baby left her permanently blind in both eyes.
'Fanny Crosby, Queen of Gospel Songs' by Rebecca Davis is a good book about her for a younger reader (around 6 to 9 years of age) to read for themselves.
1. Blessed assurance, Jesus is
mine!
O what a foretaste of glory
divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase
of God,
Born of his Spirit, washed
in his blood.
Refrain:
This is my story, this is my
song,
Praising my Savior all the
day long;
This is my story, this is my
song,
Praising my Savior all the
day long.
2. Perfect submission, perfect
delight,
Visions of rapture now burst
on my sight;
Angels descending bring from
above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of
love.
(Refrain)
3. Perfect submission, all is at
rest;
I in my Savior am happy and
blest,
Watching and waiting,
looking above,
Filled with his goodness,
lost in his love.
(Refrain)
1 comment:
lol at "Blessed Insurance" :)
cool I'll have to keep an eye out for that book on her for my dd.
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