Blessed Assurance

Kyle introduces his favorite hymns and their impact on his Christian walk, focusing on "Blessed Assurance" by Fanny J. Crosby as the first of five hymns to explore this week. • Fanny J. Crosby, a prolific blind hymn writer, created "Blessed Assurance" in 1873 with composer Phoebe Knapp • The hymn was composed in a single afternoon after Knapp played a melody and asked Crosby what it said to her • Crosby's immediate response became the opening line: "Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine" • Kyle r...