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Sunday, March 22nd

Musical Notes From Lindsay: 

Women's History Month Edition

March 22nd: 8am service 

Sending Hymn: Fanny Crosby's "Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross"


You know the place at the bottom of the music where they list the folks from long-ago who composed these hymns that we're still singing centuries later? One such name stood out to me in this week's sending hymn, Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross. Widely recorded by Christian musicians such as the Gettys, this beautiful tune was penned by William H. Doane, with lyrics provided by Fanny Crosby, 1820-1915. 


Blinded in infancy by a failed medical treatment, Fanny wrote the texts for over EIGHT THOUSAND HYMNS in her lifetime, although that number is just an estimate. In fact, the publishing houses who were relying on her texts to accompanying their tunes insisted she use a pen name, so that no one would know how reliant they were on a single writer. 


In addition to her numerous contributions to our library of hymns, she was an advocate for the blind, and a missionary in underserved areas of New York City. Her intelligence and commitment to faith made her a sought-after speaker, and her notoriety earned her the ear of four sitting presidents.  


Don't forget you can find many of our upcoming March hymns and praise songs on the St. Paul's Spotify playlist for March 2026.

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