Chords for Blessed Assurance Hymn Story with Lyrics - Story Behind the Hymn - Fanny Crosby

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_ _ _ [Gm] [Cm] When Frances Fanny Crosby was six weeks old, her parents [Dm] noticed that something was wrong with her eyes.
[Gm] With their family doctor out of town, they contacted a man [Bb] that claimed to be a physician.
He looked at the infant's eyes and [Eb] decided to apply hot mustard poultices.
[Dm] The infection did eventually clear, but the [Gm] harsh treatment
tragically left white scars on her eyes [Bb] and Fanny was permanently blinded.
[Cm] Her father passed away shortly after and [Dm] her mother went to work to provide for her blind daughter. _
[Gm] But for God's glory, that was not the end of Fanny Crosby's [Bb] story.
She went on to become one of the most famous and [Cm] beloved hymnist in the world,
writing over
8 [Dm],000 hymns.
One of Fanny's dearest [Gm] friends was Phoebe Knapp.
While Fanny lived in the [Bb] slums of Manhattan and worked in a rescue mission,
Phoebe lived in a [Cm] palatial residence in Brooklyn where she dressed and [Dm] entertained lavishly.
Her music room contained one of [Gm] the finest collections of instruments in the country and Fanny was a [Bb] frequent house guest.
One day in
1873, [E] while Fanny was staying at the Knapp mansion, [G] Phoebe wanted to play a tune that had been [D] running through her mind.
Going to the music room, she sat at the piano and played the new composition while the blind hymnist listened.
And then it [A] happened.
Fanny clapped her hands with joy and [D] said,
Why Phoebe, that is blessed [G] assurance.
[D] Within minutes, Fanny had composed the [Em] words and one of the great [D] hymns of worship was born.
[Bb] Many years later, the great preacher D.L. Moody and his music director Iris Sankey were preaching to large crowds in New York.
They had [F]
popularized many of Fanny's hymns and made her name famous around the [Bb] world.
Yet Fanny [Bb] refused to even be recognized publicly [F] when she attended Moody's [Gm] crusades.
At one such event, [Bb] Fanny slipped in late to hear D.L. Moody speak.
The church was packed [F] and Fanny could not find a [Gm] seat anywhere.
Seeing what [Bb] was happening, Moody's son raced off the stage to help her find a seat.
To her bewilderment,
she had been led onto the platform just as the crowd was singing,
Blessed [Db] Assurance.
Moody Sr.
jumped to his feet, raised his hand and [Gb] interrupted the singing.
Praise the Lord, he shouted, here comes the authorus.
Though [A] Fanny was embarrassed, she gave a few short words to [D] thank God for making her a blessing to so many.
Then she reluctantly took her seat amid a thunderous ovation.
Humble,
[E] gracious and
mightily used by God, [A] that was Francis [D] Fanny Crosby.
Let us never forget that God can make all things work together for our good and his glory. _ _
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