While passing by a prisoner, she heard the man cry, "O Lord, don't pass me by," which quickly became the hymn "Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior." When her friend Howard Doan played a melody for her and said, "See if it says anything to you," her joyful reply was, "Why, that says, 'Safe in the arms of Jesus!'" Within a half an hour, she had finished the poem. He heard of Fanny's talent, and after verifying her ability, promptly hired her to write hymns for his company, telling her, "While I have a publishing house, you will always have work!"įanny knew she needed God's help in this new endeavor, and once described her hymn writing process this way: "It may seem a little old-fashioned, always to begin one's work with prayer, but I never undertake a hymn without first asking the good Lord to be my inspiration." And God provided inspiration from all areas of Fanny's life. Bradbury was unhappy with the quality of many of the hymns that were submitted to him for publication. Concerned that her name would be too prevalent in the hymnals, she was forced to use multiple pen names instead. Those who struggle with doubts too can turn to her example and know that they don't doubt alone.įanny Crosby, though totally blind, wrote more than 9,000 hymns, many of which are among the most popular in today’s church denominations. As for me, the silence and the emptiness is so great that I look and do not see, listen and do not hear.'"Įven still, her doubt did not decrease her trust in God. She wrote: 'I feel just that terrible pain of loss, of God not wanting me, of God not being God, of God not really existing.' And in another personal letter, she struggled with accepting the love of Jesus: 'Jesus has a very special love for you.
What most people don’t know is that throughout her life she felt plagued by the pain of doubt. Six years after her death, in 2003, she was beatified by the Catholic Church.Ĭrosswalk writer Ben Young writes this about Teresa's faith and widely known doubts, "Most people know Mother Teresa as an iconic figure of piety, self-sacrifice, and faith. Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work in “bringing help to suffering humanity.” Known to minister to those that others wouldn’t even consider, she became one of the most famous missionaries of all time. In Christ alone my hope is found He is my light, my strength, my song This cornerstone, this solid ground Firm through the fiercest drought and storm What heights of love, what depths of peace When fears are stilled, when strivings cease My comforter, my all in all Here in the love of Christ I stand In Christ alone who took on flesh Fullness of.
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