xemion,
Whether one agrees or disagrees with her personal beliefs, Fanny
Crosby was obviously a talented and dedicated woman.
Given your specific example
(http://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=threadview&id=31295), I
know of no more authoritative source than the words of Fanny Crosby
herself, woven throughout her hymns. The lyrics to a few hundred of
her hymns are available on the Web at:
The Cyber Hymnal
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/
"This site has over 3,500 Christian hymns and Gospel songs from many
denominations. You’ll find lyrics, scores, MIDI files, pictures,
history, and more."
For the sake of brevity, specific examples from Fanny's lyrics are
quoted in my two answers below. Please visit the Web link for each
hymn to read its lyrics in full context.
Thank you,
huntsman
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Q. Did Fanny Crosby ever commit a sin and ask God to forgive her
(specific example of asking forgiveness)?
A. Yes. Fanny Crosby admitted to sin in several of her hymns and asked
for God's forgiveness.
CyberHymnal.Org
"Like A Wayward Child I Wandered"
Words: Fanny Crosby (1820-1915)
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/l/w/lwayward.htm
Excerpts:
"Like a wayward child I wandered
From my Father’s house away,"
"I have wandered in the darkness
And my path was lone and drear,"
"I will ask Him to forgive me
For the wrong that I have done,
To receive, accept and bless me,
Through His well beloved Son."
CyberHymnal.Org
"This Is My Plea"
Words: Fanny Crosby (1820-1915)
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/t/h/i/thismypl.htm
Excerpts:
"What I am, Thine eye can see,
Yet I come, O Lord, to Thee.
Though my sins are crimson red,
Yet for me Thy blood was shed."
"As I am, I seek Thy face,
Kneeling at the door of grace;
O forgive this heart of mine,
Cleanse me now and seal me Thine."
"Lost, but found, my sins forgiv’n,
Child of God and heir of Heav’n;
Lost, but found, what joy is mine!
Thou dost cleanse and keep me Thine."
CyberHymnal.Org
"Shall I Be Saved Tonight"
Words: Fanny Crosby (1820-1915)
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/t/h/i/thismypl.htm
Excerpt:
"What if that voice I should hear no more, shall I be saved tonight?
Quickly I’ll open this bolted door. Save me, O Lord, tonight.
Blessed Redeemer, come in, come in, pity my sorrow, forgive my sin.
Now let Thy work in my soul begin, for I will be saved tonight."
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Q. Did Fanny Crosby ever yield "rights" to God or another person?
Examples of rights are: right to wealth, right to good reputation,
right to be served by others, right to physrical [sic] comforts and
right to make own decisions. Basic "rights" we as humans have that
Fanny Crosby submitted to God or another person.
A. Yes. As evidenced in the following hymns, Fanny Crosby yielded her
earthly rights to sight, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
in order to reign with Jesus Christ in a better world.
CyberHymnal.Org
"Take the World, But Give Me Jesus"
Words: Fanny Crosby, 1879
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/t/t/ttwbgmej.htm
[page commentary] The words of the last verse recall her often quoted
statement:
"If I had a choice, I would still choose to remain blind…for when I
die, the first face I will ever see will be the face of my blessed
Saviour."
Excerpts:
"Take the world, but give me Jesus,
All its joys are but a name;
But His love abideth ever,
Through eternal years the same."
"Take the world, but give me Jesus.
In His cross my trust shall be,
Till, with clearer, brighter vision,
Face to face my Lord I see."
CyberHymnal.Org
"A Few More Marchings Weary"
Words: Fanny Crosby, 1882.
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/f/e/fewmorem.htm
"A few more marchings weary, then we’ll gather home!
A few more storm clouds dreary, then we’ll gather home!
A few more days the cross to bear,
And then with Christ a crown to wear;
A few more marchings weary, then we’ll gather home!
[Refrain]
O’er time’s rapid river, soon we’ll rest forever;
No more marchings weary when we gather home!
A few more nights of weeping, then we’ll gather home!
A few more watches keeping, then we’ll gather home!
A few more vict’ries over sin,
A few more sheaves to gather in,
A few more marchings weary, then we’ll gather home!
[Refrain]
A few more sweet links broken, then we’ll gather home!
A few more kind words spoken, then we’ll gather home!
A few more partings on the strand,
And then away to Canaan’s land:
A few more marchings weary, then we’ll gather home!"
CyberHymnal.Org
"Savior, More Than Life"
Words: Fanny Crosby, in Gospel Hymns and Sacred Songs, 1875
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/s/a/saviormo.htm
Excerpts:
"Savior, more than life to me,
I am clinging, clinging, close to Thee;"
"Through this changing world below,
Lead me gently, gently as I go;
Trusting Thee, I cannot stray,
I can never, never lose my way."
"Let me love Thee more and more,
Till this fleeting, fleeting life is o’er;
Till my soul is lost in love,
In a brighter, brighter world above."
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