Hymn Story: Low in the Grave He Lay

Robert Lowry was born in Philadelphia on March 12, 1826.  He graduated from Bucknell University and became a Baptist minister.  In 1868, he became editor of the Sunday School hymn books, having succeeded William B. Bradbury. In 1874, Lowry was pondering the Easter story.  One evening he read the passage in Luke 24 that says “he is not here, he […]

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Profile of a Hymn Composer: Fanny Crosby

Frances Jane Crosby was born on March 24, 1820 in Brewster, New York. She is best known as Fanny. At the age of six weeks, Fanny caught a cold that caused inflammation in her eyes. Mustard poultices were applied to treat the inflammation, damaging her optic nerves and blinding her. Her father died the same year she was born and […]

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