Oh, what a happy child I am,
Although I cannot see!
I am resolved that in this world
Contented I will be!How many blessings I enjoy
That other people don't!
To weep or sigh because I'm blind,
I cannot and I won't.Fanny went on to write tons of hymns and poems.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Fanny Crosby
Fanny Crosby got an infection on her eyes when she was six years old. The infection healed but the damage caused her to be blind. Fanny Crosby was taught many things by her grandmother about nature, life and how to handle not being normal. When she was just eight years old she wrote this poem
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That is such an AWESOME poem. I love it.
Also it's cool that a poem as simple as that was the start of a whole bunch of poetry.
She sounds like an amazing person.
WOW....that's cool, i like how she basically said "i will resolve to be contented" she tried w/ all she had to be thankful to God w/ here whole heart even though she couldn't see, amazing!
She was a really cool lady! i thought it was really neat the way she praised God even though she had faced trials from a young age!
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