Redeemed How I Love To Proclaim It

Author: Frances Jane Crosby

(1820-1915)

Composer: William J. Kirkpatrick

(1838-1921)

Frances Jane Crosby was born March 24, 1820, in South East Putnam County, N.Y. Her parents were John and Mercy Crosby. She was a normal infant, simply when she was half dozen weeks former, she caught a cold, and her family sent for the local doctor.

The story is told that her doctor was away, and some other man, who was practicing medicine, came to her home. Because her eyes were inflamed, he recommended a mustard poultice be placed on her optics. Her mother objected simply was told by the md that this was the just treatment that would cure her. She gave in and the results are history.

Subsequently the neighbors heard that Babe Jane Crosby had been blinded, they investigated the doctor and plant that he was practicing without a license. Earlier he could be arrested, he fled, never to exist heard from again.

Another story says a neighbor tried to help the child and applied the poultices. Regardless of who blinded Fanny Crosby (as she became known), she felt like information technology was God'south will and never held a trace of resentment confronting the one who blinded her.

Fanny's father died when she was 1 year old. Her mother and grandmother raised her. When Fanny was 8 years old, her family moved to Ridgefield, Connecticut. They lived in that location four years. At the age of 15, she entered the New York Establishment for the Blind and received a great teaching.

Upon her graduation in 1847, she became a instructor in the institution at the historic period of 27. She taught English grammer, Roman and American history. During summer vacations, she wrote secular music that was a tremendous hit for the bands of that day.

Although she was taught the Bible from birth past her female parent and grandmother, she did not make a commitment to Christ until 1851. She was 31. This was in a revival meeting at the old St. John Street Methodist Church building in New York.

Fanny had a shell on a classmate, Alexander Van Alystne, who majored in music, and at the age of 38 in 1858, they were married. Alexander became the music teacher at the Institute for the Blind. Both he and Fanny taught there several years. They were married for 34 years, and had 1 kid, Frances, who died while an infant. Fanny's married man Van Alstyne died in 1902.

Fanny wrote her get-go hymn in 1864 at the historic period of 44 when her friend William Bradbury requested that she write a hymn for him to set to music. She is credited with writing over viii,000 poems, 5,500 of which were set to music past the best composers of that time. She is said to accept written seven or more than hymns in one day. There were times when she would hear a hymn during a revival service, and ask someone who wrote it but to detect out that she did.

With and so many songs to her credit, she could not remember all of the ones she wrote. She wrote some of the greatest hymns e'er written for the Protestant churches, including "All the Fashion My Savior Leads Me," "A Shelter in the Time of Storms," "Safe in the Arms of Jesus," "Shut to Thee" and her most pop and best loved hymn, "Blessed Assurance."

The music for "Reedeemed, How I Dear To Proclaim It" was written by William J. Kirkpatrick. He was built-in February. 27, 1838, in Duncannon, Pennsylvania.

William was the son of a schoolteacher and musician. He grew upward in a musical atmosphere. He moved to Philadelphia in 1854 to study music and to learn a trade. He worked for three years as a carpenter, but his real interest was in music. He spent his leisure time studying music. He e'er wanted to go a violinist.

In 1855, Kirkpatrick joined the Wharton Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, and from that day on, he devoted himself mostly to sacred music. He worked with the Sunday schoolhouse program and directed the choir. Very few churches had organs in that day, so he used his violin and cello during choir programs, singing societies and other church programs.

During that time, he wrote several unpublished hymn tunes and anthems. He studied voice nether Professor T. Bishop, and so a leading vocal teacher. He became a member of the Harmonia and Handel and Haydn sacred music societies. He published his first music in 1858. He went on to publish virtually l hymn collections with the aid of John Sweney.

"Redeemed, How I Dear To Proclaim It"

Verse 1

Redeemed, how I love to proclaim it!

Redeemed by the claret of the lamb;

Redeemed through His infinite mercy,

His child and forever I am.

Chorus

Redeemed, redeemed,

Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;

Redeemed, redeemed,

His child and forever I am.

Verse 2

Redeemed, and so happy in Jesus,

No language my rapture can tell;

I know that the light of His presence

With me doth continually dwell.

Chorus

Verse three

I recollect of my blessed Redeemer.

I think of Him all the solar day long;

I sing, for I cannot be silent;

His love is the theme of my song.

Chorus

Verse 4

I know I shall encounter in His dazzler

The King in whose law I delight;

Who lovingly guardeth my footsteps

And giveth me songs in the night.

Chorus

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Source: https://www.courier-tribune.com/story/lifestyle/faith/2017/02/02/8220redeemed-how-i-love-to-proclaim-it8221/22556193007/