Tuesday, January 1, 2013

List of (mostly) Familiar Fanny Crosby Songs

Songs by Fanny Crosby

"All the Way My Savior Leads Me"--1875, music by Robert Wadsworth Lowry[14]
"Blessed Assurance"--1873, music by Phoebe Knapp[15]
"The Bright Forever"--1871, music by Hubert P. Main[16]
"Close to Thee"--1874, music by Silas J. Vail[17]
"Eye Hath Not Seen"--1890, music by George C. Stebbins[18]
"He Hideth My Soul"--1890, music by William J. Kirkpatrick[19]
"More Like Jesus" [20]
"I Am Thine, O Lord (Draw Me Nearer)"--1875, music by W. Howard Doane[21]
"Jesus Is Tenderly Calling You Home (Jesus is Calling)"--1883, music by George C. Stebbins[22]
"My Savior First of All"--1891, music by John R. Sweney[23]
"Near the Cross"--1869, music by W. Howard Doane[24]
"Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour"--1868, music by W. Howard Doane[25]
"Praise Him! Praise Him! Jesus, Our Blessed Redeemer!"--1869, music by Chester G. Allen[26]
"Redeemed, How I Love to Proclaim It!"--1882, William J. Kirkpatrick[27]
"Rescue the Perishing"--1869, music by W. Howard Doane[28]
"Safe in the Arms of Jesus"--1868, music by W. Howard Doane[29]
"Saved by Grace"--1891, music by George C. Stebbins[30]
"Savior, More Than Life to Me"--1875, music by W. Howard Doane[31]
"Take the World, But Give Me Jesus"--1879, music by John R. Sweney[32]
"Tell Me the Story of Jesus"--1880, music by John R. Sweney[33]
"To God Be the Glory"--1875, music by W. Howard Doane[34]
"Unsearchable Riches"--1882, music by John R. Sweney[35]

What "style"?

I'm thinking a Celtic/Irish lean to the project....thoughts?

Saturday, December 29, 2012

What should be posted here?

Ideas! Post ideas, links to renditions you like. Think of this as a place to bounce thoughts around and meld them together into lively results.

What is the Fanny Crosby Project?

What endearing an amazing poems and songs to have come through one person. This project endeavors to capture the inspiration planted in these inspired tunes and bring them to life for a new generation.