"Her Heart Can See" offers an intimate, informed look at Fanny J.
Crosby (1820-1915), the most prolific of all American hymn writers.
Having lost her sight in infancy through a doctor's negligence,
Fanny went on to compose more than 9,000 hymns, as well as various
other songs, cantatas, and lyrical productions. Crosby's hymns,
including such all-time favorites as "Blessed Assurance," "Pass Me
Not, O Gentle Savior," "Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross," "Rescue the
Perishing," "Safe in the Arms of Jesus," and "I Am Thine, O Lord,"
continue to be sung around the world.
Celebrated in her own day for her gospel hymns, Crosby was also
very publicly involved with New York City's rescue missions and
with other benevolent efforts. She rubbed shoulders with the likes
of Henry Clay, Grover Cleveland, Winfield Scott, Dwight L. Moody,
Ira Sankey, Jenny Lind, P. T. Barnum, and many other famous figures
who people these pages. More than two dozen black-and-white
photographs depict the people and settings among which Crosby
moved.
Drawing on primary sources -- including thousands of unpublished
Crosby manuscripts -- Edith Blumhofer sorts fact from fiction in
the life of this remarkable woman. Blumhofer responsibly limns
Crosby's life as a gifted nineteenth-century northeastern
Protestant woman, in the process showing why "this diminutive
woman" was -- and is -- so beloved.
General
| Imprint: |
William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Library of Religious Biography |
| Release date: |
April 2005 |
| First published: |
2005 |
| Authors: |
Edith L. Blumhofer
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 153 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
365 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8028-4253-4 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
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| LSN: |
0-8028-4253-4 |
| Barcode: |
9780802842534 |
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