Fanny Crosby, America's most prolific hymn writer, wrote 8,000 Gospel ... she rose and declared, "It says, 'Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!'" Aunt Fanny began to dictate verses to Mrs. Knapp ...

“Blessed Assurance” was written by a woman who was once a household name in the United States. Fanny Crosby published thousands of hymns, song lyrics, and poems, was a noted public ...

“Blessed Assurance Jesus is mine.” The hymn appeared in print later that year, copyright date of 1873. “Onward Christian Soldiers,” lyrics by Sabine Baring-Gould in 1865, music by Arthur ...