How Prayer Helped Fanny Crosby Write 8,000 Hymns

“You will find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13 Fanny Crosby wrote more than 8,000 hymns. She began each song by kneeling in prayer. Once, she struggled for words until she paused to pray—and then wrote “Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross” almost instantly. Another time she needed exactly five dollars. She prayed, and an admirer arrived with the gift. Grateful, she penned “All the Way My Savior Leads Me.” Crosby’s secret was simple: before you begin any work, pray about it!

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