hymns and truths

Tonight I listened to Rich Mullins’ version of All The Way My Savior Leads Me by Fanny Crosby.  I was moved once again to the simple faith of a woman blind since childhood.  Fanny Crosby is credited with over 8,000 hymns in her life time, including To God Be the Glory and Blessed Assurance.  The hymns written years ago can contain an entire church service in the words if you just read them and let them soak inside.

Fanny Crosby was said to have prayed because she had been in need of money, when a man brought to her the money she needed.  God provided for her needs again and she wrote in response to her blessing.

How many times have you had God respond to your needs?  How many times have you just praised Him for His goodness in caring for you?  He loves you dearly.  You matter to Him.  Be encouraged, He will meet your needs every time.  Just open your eyes to see His providence.

I hope these words encourage you today.

Lyrics for All the Way My Savior Leads Me

By Rich Mullins

All the way my Savior leads me

What have I to ask beside?

Can I doubt His faithful mercies?

Who through life has been my guide

Heavenly peace, divinest comfort

Ere by faith in Him to dwell

For I know whate’er fall me

Jesus doeth all things well

All of the way my Savior leads me

And He cheers each winding path I tread

Gives me strength for every trial

And He feeds me with the living bread

And though my weary steps may falter

And my soul a-thirst may be

Gushing from a rock before me

Though a spirit joy I see

And all the way my Savior leads me

Oh, the fullness of His love

Perfect rest in me is promised

In my Father’s house above

When my spirit clothed immortal

Wings it’s flight through the realms of the day

This my song through endless ages

Jesus led me all the way

All the way my Savior leads me

What have I to ask beside?

Can I doubt His faithful mercies?

Who through life has been my guide

Songwriters: MULLINS, RICHARD

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