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About Fanny Crosby
Frances Jane van Alstyne, more commonly known as Fanny J. Crosby, was an American mission worker, poet, lyricist, and composer. A prolific hymnist, she wrote more than 8,000 hymns and gospel songs, with more than 100 million copies printed. She is also known for her teaching and rescue mission work. By the end of the 19th century, she had become a household name.
Everything about Fanny Crosby →- Occupation
- composer, poet, singer, writer
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- March 24, 1820
- Died
- February 12, 1915