Blessd 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.
Perfect submission, perfect delight,
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
Angels descending bring from above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.
Refrain
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
"Blessed Assurance" was composed by two of the most
prolific Christian hymn writers in history. The lyrics come from a
woman with over 8000 hymns to her credit and the music comes from the
organ of a lady with over 500 hymns to her credit. One day, Fanny
Crosby was visiting her dear friend, Phoebe Knapp. She played a tune
for Fanny and asked her afterwards, "What does it say to you, Fanny?"
Her reply was simple: "Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine." This hymn
is still being played on the church organ in thousands of churches
still today.
Despite being blind, Fanny Crosbys impact on
Christian hymns was tremendous. She once described how her blindness
affected her songs. "I verily believe that God intended that I should
live my days in physical darkness so that I might be better prepared
to sing His praise and lead others from spiritual darkness into
eternal light. With sight I would have been too distracted to have
written thousands of hymns." Without Fannys faith and Phoebes organ,
songs such as "Blessed Assurance" would have never been written.
