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Fanny Crosby's Life-Work. New York, NY: Every Where Publishing Company, 1905. Memories of Eighty Years. Boston, MA: James H. Earle & Company, 1906. [2] Keller, Cozette; Fanny Crosby, and William Howard Doane. Safe in the Arms of Jesus: Illustrated Pantomimed Hymn. Edgar S. Werner, 1917. This is My Story, This Is My Song, 1906. ISBN 978-1-898787 ...
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 ]
Fanny J. Crosby, 1868 [1] " Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior " is a 19th-century American hymn written by Fanny Crosby in 1868, [ 2 ] set to music by William H. Doane in 1870. [ 3 ]
He is best known as a longtime collaborator of Fanny Crosby, having written music for an estimated 1,500 of Crosby's poems. [9] As well as hymns, Doane composed secular instrumental, vocal, and choral works, including two cantatas on the legend of Santa Claus .
The popular song reflects Crosby's walk of faith, as expressed by the apostle Paul in Philippians "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain" (Philippians 1:21). Because of Crosby's lyrics, the tune is now called "Blessed Assurance". Phoebe Palmer Knapp
Fanny’s fade into obscurity began to change in the early 2000s, with the release of a four-CD retrospective. Millington listened to some of her old recordings during production for this set.
The tune was composed by William Howard Doane before Crosby wrote the lyrics. [2] The song is in F major and 6 8 time.It remains one of Crosby's best-known hymns and has been translated into several languages, including German, [3] Russian, [4] Haitian Creole, [5] and Spanish.
Fanny were the first all-female rock band to release a major-label album and score a top 40 single, yet they’ve been the victims of almost total erasure. The lost story of female rock pioneers ...