Fanny Crosby

1820-1915

    If you’ve ever picked up a hymn book, the chances are that you’ve sung a song written by a blind girl.

     

    That blind girl was Fanny Crosby. As a young child she knew nothing of the sighted world around her but that didn’t stop her interacting with nature, experiencing the thrill of God’s creation. She held her grandmother’s hand but she thought that was because Grandmother needed her help not the other way around.

     

    The Trailblazer’s series collects great stories from Christians of the past and delivers them to the young people of today.  This gripping and astonishing story from Lucille Travis will challenge young readers to have faith in God like Fanny Crosby did.

     

    A well–known and long–standing series:

    • Over 50 titles
    • Great for ages 9 to 14
    • Published in 14 languages
    • Half a million books sold
    • Also available in box sets when one book is not enough! 7 themed box sets, each with 5 books

    Each biography follows the trailblazer’s journey to faith, and on to the work that God had planned for them. With lots of dialogue, these engaging stories show how God uses normal individuals to bring about his purpose.

     

    Each book features:

    • Thinking Further Topics for each chapter to help readers think about how what they’ve read applies to their life today
    • Timeline of important events in the lifetime of each book’s subject

     

      For challenge and encouragement in your Christian life, read the life stories of the Heroes of the Faith. The novelized biographies of this series are inspiring and easy-to-read, ideal for Christians of any age or background. In Fanny Crosby, readers will get to know the disabled woman, blinded as a young child, whose spiritual “eyes” saw great biblical truths—and turned them into thousands of hymns to God. Appropriate for readers from junior high through adult, helpful for believers of any background, these biographies encourage greater Christian commitment through the example of heroes like Fanny Crosby.

       

       

      Herein are the great hymnwriter Fanny Crosby’s memories of eighty years. Told in her own words, this book relates her story of a life characterized by great spiritual depth and profuse creativity. Though blind since infancy, Fanny Crosby overcame great prejudice to become a poet and teacher, much beloved and respected. She lived a remarkable life, and her passion for God infused her lyrics with evangelistic zeal that points people to a loving and welcoming Lord.