Her hymns have been in great demand and have been used by many of our most popular composers, among whom may be mentioned Wm. Church in good standing." She spent regular hours on certain days at the office of The Biglow & Main Co., the firm for which she did most of her writing, and for whom she has composed over four thousand hymns. She resided in New York City nearly all her life, where, she says, she is "a member of the Old John Street M. Since 1864 she supported herself by writing hymns. Was written at the Ponton Hotel on Franklin Street, New York City, on February 5th of that year. She began to write Sunday-school hymns for Wm. Van Alstyne, who was also a scholar in the same institution in which she was educated. It is as a writer of Sunday-school songs and gospel hymns that she is known wherever the English language is spoken, and, in fact, wherever any other language is heard.įanny was married March 5, 1858, to Alex. Though these show the poetical bent of her mind, they have little to do with her world-wide fame. The book is published by The Biglow & Main Co., New York. Robert Lowry, and a fine half-tone portrait, in 1897, the sales of which have reached a fourth edition. The fourth, Bells at Evening and Other Verses, with a biographical sketch by Rev. The first was issued in 1844 and was entitled The Blind Girl, and Other Poems, a second volume, Monterey, and Other Poems, followed in 1849, and the third, A Wreath of Columbia's Flowers, in 1858. In addition to the thousands of hymns that she has written (about eight thousand poems in all), many of which have not been set to music, she has published four volumes of verses. Clay recovered himself, but I could not control my tears." In connection with her meeting these notable men, we might add that Miss Fanny Crosby had the honor of being the first woman whose voice was heard publicly in the Senate Chamber at Washington. Six months ago she sent me some lines on the death of my dear son.' Both of us were overcome for a few moments. When I had finished he drew my arm in his, and, addressing the audience, said through his tears: 'This is not the first poem for which I am indebted to this lady. In my address I carefully avoided any allusion to them, in order not to wound him. Six months before he had lost a son at the battle of Monterey, and I had sent him some verses. Clay came to the institution during his last visit to New York, I was selected to welcome him with a poem. Seward, General Winfield Scott, and other distinguished characters of American history. While teaching at the institution she met Presidents Van Buren and Tyler, Hon. Subsequently she wrote the words for the cantatas of The Flower Queen and The Pilgrim Fathers, all of which were very popular in their day, though it was not generally known at the time that she was the author. Among them were, "Hazel Dell,", "The Honeysuckle Glen," "Rosalie, the Prairie Flower," "Music in the Air," "Proud World, Good-bye, I'm Going Home," "All Together", "Never Forget the Dear Ones," and others. Root, then the teacher of music at the blind institution. During the vacations of 18, spent at North Reading, Mass., she wrote the words to many songs for Dr. This was the great developing period in her life. She taught English grammar, rhetoric and American history. She became a teacher in the institution in 1847, and continued her work until March 1, 1858. At the age of fifteen she entered the New York Institution for the Blind, where she received a good education. When she was eight years old she moved with her parents to Ridgefield, Conn., the family remaining there four years. She became blind at the age of six weeks from maltreatment of her eyes during a spell of sickness. Wilson, W.H.D.įrances Jane Crosby, the daughter of John and Mercy Crosby, was born in Southeast, Putnam County, N. Thresher, Hope Tryaway, Grace Tureman, Carrie M. Storey, Victoria Stuart, Ida Scott Taylor, Mary R. Sterling, John Sterling, Julia Sterling, Anna C. Lankton, Grace Lindsey, Maud Marion, Sallie Martin, Wilson Meade, Alice Monteith, Martha C. Frances, Victoria Frances, Jennie Garnett, Frank Gould, H. Cuyler, D.H.W., Ella Dare, Ellen Dare, Mrs. Blair, Charles Bruce, Robert Bruce, Leah Carlton, Eleanor Craddock, Lyman G.
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