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Meter. 9.10.9.9 with refrain. Melody. "Assurance" by Phoebe Knapp. Published. 1873. ( 1873) " Blessed Assurance " is a well-known Christian hymn. The lyrics were written in 1873 by blind hymn writer Fanny Crosby to the music written in 1873 by Phoebe Knapp .
Frances Jane van Alstyne (née Crosby; March 24, 1820 – February 12, 1915), more commonly known as Fanny J. Crosby, was an American mission worker, poet, lyricist, and composer. She was a prolific hymnist, writing more than 8,000 hymns and gospel songs, [a] with more than 100 million copies printed. [1] She is also known for her teaching and ...
"It Is Well With My Soul", also known as "When Peace, Like A River", is a hymn penned by hymnist Horatio Spafford and composed by Philip Bliss.First published in Gospel Hymns No. 2 by Ira Sankey and Bliss (1876), it is possibly the most influential and enduring in the Bliss repertoire and is often taken as a choral model, appearing in hymnals of a wide variety of Christian fellowships.
"Praise Him! Praise Him! Jesus, Our Blessed Redeemer!"—1869, music by Chester G. Allen "Redeemed, How I Love to Proclaim It!"—1882, music by William J. Kirkpatrick "Rescue the Perishing, Care for the Dying"—1869, music by W. Howard Doane "Safe in the Arms of Jesus"—1868, music by W. Howard Doane
John Newton, 1778 According to the Dictionary of American Hymnology, "Amazing Grace" is John Newton's spiritual autobiography in verse. In 1725, Newton was born in Wapping, a district in London near the Thames. His father was a shipping merchant who was brought up as a Catholic but had Protestant sympathies, and his mother was a devout Independent, unaffiliated with the Anglican Church. She ...
Great Is Thy Faithfulness is a popular Christian hymn written by Thomas Chisholm (1866–1960) with music composed by William M. Runyan (1870–1957) in Baldwin City, Kansas, U.S. The phrase "great is thy faithfulness" comes from the Old Testament Book of Lamentations 3:23. These exact words occur in both the King James Bible and the Revised ...
To God Be the Glory. To God Be the Glory is a hymn with lyrics by Fanny Crosby [1] and tune by William Howard Doane, first published in 1875. It appears to have been written around 1872 but was first published in 1875 in Lowry and Doane's song collection, Brightest and Best. [2] It was already popular in Great Britain before publication.
Published. 1882. Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus. " 'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus " is a Christian hymn with music by William J. Kirkpatrick and lyrics by Louisa M. R. Stead. [1] The lyrics were written in 1882. They appeared in Stead's Songs of Triumph . The song is included in many hymnals and has been recorded by many artists.