Blessed Assurance was written by the blind composer Fanny Crosby in 1873. An author of more than 8,000 gospel hymn texts, Ms. Crosby drew her inspiration from her own Methodist faith. Crosby captured the poetic essence of the Methodist understanding of Christian perfection in the phrase, "O what a foretaste of glory divine!" The entire hymn is focused on heaven, a place where "perfect submission" and "perfect delight" [stanza 2] will take place. The earthly existence is one of "watching and waiting, looking above" [stanza 3]. As we submit ourselves to Christ and are "filled with his goodness" and "lost in his love" [stanza 3], we are remade in Christ's image and are moving toward Christian perfection. We invite you to enjoy this performance by Randy Travis.
