Fanny Crosby
1820–1915 (age 95)
Hymn Writer/Composer
Biography
Fanny Crosby was a guiding light in sacred music, crafting hymns whose tender lyrics and soaring melodies have supported countless worshipers through the years.
Her steadfast devotion to faith and the arts is remembered near her gravesite at Mountain Grove Cemetery, where admiring visitors continue to offer thanks for the comfort her songs have brought.