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Fanny Crosby
1820 – 1915 · United States
“For we walk by faith, not by sight.”
2 Corinthians 5:7 (KJV)
In the Life of the Saints
Blinded by a medical accident at six weeks old, Fanny Crosby went on to write more than 8,000 hymns, including “Blessed Assurance” and “To God Be the Glory.” She said she never resented her blindness, believing it let her see heaven more clearly.
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