Have students decorate two paper plates, and fill the middle with pasta noodles. Craft: Make musical instruments to shake and give thanks with joy. We can rejoice every day because it is a day the Lord has made. Authentic joy is based on knowing that God has given us all we have and loves us. It is not mere happiness or good mood cheer. Joy is something we are commanded to express. She was known in some areas as the “happiest creature in all the land” and criticized those who tried to express pity for her blindness. Remind students of Fanny’s legacy of joy. Some of Fanny Crosby’s most notable hymns include “Blessed Assurance,” “All the Way my Savior Leads me,” “To God be the Glory,” “Pass me Not, oh Gentle Savior,” “Rescue the Perishing,” “Tell me the Story of Jesus,” and many more. On her small tombstone were carved the words “Aunt Fanny. Through joy and sorrow she clung to Christ for inspiration.
Fanny Crosby wrote so many hymns that she had to use pseudonyms so that hymnals would not be overrun with her name.They had one daughter who died shortly after birth. At the age of 38 Fanny married a man named Alexander Van Alstyne.Crosby was friends with a young Grover Cleveland (later president).
She was blind since infancy and was educated at the New York Institute for the Blind, where she also taught. Fanny Crosby (1820-1915) lived most of her life in and around New York.Consider some of the poignant details of Crosby’s life: She could easily have succumbed to hardship or wallowed in self-pity, but instead devoted her life to service and worship. Crosby exemplified a life lived with rejoicing in each present moment. In fact, she often emphasized how grateful she was for her condition, explaining that upon arrival in Heaven, the first face she would gaze upon would be the Savior’s. Joyful and hardworking throughout her life, Fanny was never slowed or deterred by the fact that she was blind nearly from birth. Crosby is responsible for literally thousands of hymns, as well as many poems and even some political and patriotic songs. The faith giant we are exploring today is Frances Jane Van Alstyne, more widely known as Fanny Crosby. Is it tough to think of happy things without using your vision? What else would be challenging about not being able to see? Lesson: Play another song with similar instructions, only have the artists draw blindfolded. Provide students with paper and drawing materials and encourage them to create an illustration of something beautiful or joyful. Lesson Opening: Open the lesson with a few recordings of some old hymns written by Fanny Crosby.
If it is not too distracting, play tunes in the background or have students pause to sing parts of the songs. Throughout the lesson, consider sprinkling in verses or tunes from some of Crosby’s best-loved songs. Target Audience: Pre-k through fifth grade (adaptable) Materials Needed: Recordings of hymns printed lyrics paper plates, dried noodles, streamers I will say it again: Rejoice! -Philippians 4:4 Psalm 100:2Ĭonsider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Worship the Lord with gladness come before him with joyful songs.
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