Fanny Crosby: The Hymn Writer (Heroes of the Faith) (original 1976; edition 1995)

by Bernard Ruffin (Author)

Series: Heroes of the Faith

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Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. HTML: For challenge and encouragement in your Christian life, read the life stories of the Heroes of the Faith. The novelized biographies of this series are inspiring and easy-to-read, ideal for Christians of any age or background. In Fanny Crosby, readers will get to know the disabled woman, blinded as a young child, whose spiritual "eyes" saw great biblical truths�??and turned them into thousands of hymns to God. Appropriate for readers from junior high through adult, helpful for believers of any background, these biographies encourage greater Christian commitment through the example of heroes like Fanny Crosby.… (more)

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Title:	Fanny Crosby: The Hymn Writer (Heroes of the Faith)
Authors:	Bernard Ruffin (Author)
Info:	Barbour Pub Inc (1995), 208 pages
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Amidst the millions of committed Christians in each generation, a handful rise to special prominence. Learn more about their exciting and inspiring lives in Barbour's "Heroes of the Faith" series.Crosby was destined to encourage generations to come as she became the author of hundreds of hymns such as "Blessed Assurance" and "Sweet Hour of Prayer".

phoovermt | May 13, 2023 |

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WBCLIB | Feb 19, 2023 |

This is a good biography about a very important person in the Christian history of America. She was blind from a very young age and attended one of the early institutes for the education of the blind. She was a poet and able to produce very good lines very quickly and easily. Her greatest works were obviously inspired by the Lord. My favorite hymn that she wrote is "Blessed Assurance" but there are hundreds more. She was an extraordinary Christian woman. I share her belief that the downfall of America began when the family unit began to fall away. (

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LilQuebe | Mar 19, 2019 |

An uneven but informative biography about a woman who, though blind from infancy, wrote thousands of poems, many of which were put to music. She is still beloved for her tireless contributions to Christian and secular music. This work is not a bad read, but it could have used some more editing. (

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Southeast, New York, in Putnam County, was more a geographical district than a town in 1820. It was a rural area of forest and farmland, with a few tiny hamlets here and there.

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Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. HTML:

For challenge and encouragement in your Christian life, read the life stories of the Heroes of the Faith. The novelized biographies of this series are inspiring and easy-to-read, ideal for Christians of any age or background. In Fanny Crosby, readers will get to know the disabled woman, blinded as a young child, whose spiritual "eyes" saw great biblical truths�??and turned them into thousands of hymns to God. Appropriate for readers from junior high through adult, helpful for believers of any background, these biographies encourage greater Christian commitment through the example of heroes like Fanny Crosby.

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