Blessed Assurance
Fanny Crosby's joyful confession that Jesus is mine.
Download PDFFanny Crosby's joyful confession that Jesus is mine. Written by Fanny J. Crosby (1873), set to the tune "Assurance" by Phoebe P. Knapp.
Suggested pairing scripture
Hebrews 10:22
"Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith."
Read Hebrews 10:22 (KJV) aloud as a call to worship before the congregation sings "Blessed Assurance." It anchors the hymn in the Word from which it flows.
Read in contextWhen to sing this
Sing in personal devotion, at bedside prayers, and in services of healing or quiet reflection.
Lyrics
Stanza 1
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! O what a foretaste of glory divine! Heir of salvation, purchase of God, Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.
Refrain: This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Saviour all the day long; This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Saviour all the day long.
Stanza 3
Perfect submission, perfect delight, Visions of rapture now burst on my sight; Angels descending bring from above Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.
Stanza 4
Perfect submission, all is at rest, I in my Saviour am happy and blest, Watching and waiting, looking above, Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.
History & Background
Phoebe Knapp played a new tune for her blind friend Fanny Crosby and asked, 'What does this tune say?' Crosby instantly replied, 'Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!' and wrote the words on the spot.
Scripture Behind the Hymn
1 John 5:13
"These things have I written unto you... that ye may know that ye have eternal life."Read in context
Frequently Asked Questions
Who wrote Blessed Assurance?
Blind hymn writer Fanny J. Crosby wrote the lyrics in 1873 to a tune freshly composed by her friend Phoebe Palmer Knapp.
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