This documentary is the amazing biography of the blind hymn writer, Fanny Crosby. As the author of more than 10,000 hymns, all penned after the age of 40, she is credited with authoring more verse than any human in history!
The tragic mistreatment by a charlatan masquerading as a doctor blinded Fanny shortly after birth. Nevertheless, she learned to function as if she were a sighted child, except for her inability to read. At her grandmother’s knee, she began to demonstrate an exceptional memory and memorized several complete books of the Bible, including Ruth and Proverbs.
She left home at age 15 to begin her formal education. One of the most notable pupils of the New York Institute for Special Education, Fanny was also the first woman to address the U.S. Congress. Fulfilling the roles of wife, mother, friend, teacher, nurse to the sick during a cholera epidemic, humitarian, and friend of presidents — Fanny Crosby was an exceptional woman by any standard.
Color and black & white, 46 minutes. DVD format.
Playable in all regions.
