Fanny Crosby

American Methodist rescue mission worker, poet, lyricist, and composer (March 24, 1820 – February 12, 1915).

Known as Fanny Crosby in the United States and by her married name, Frances van Alstyne, in the United Kingdom. She was prob­ab­ly the most pro­lif­ic hymn­ist in his­to­ry. Though possibly blind­ed by a doc­tor at six weeks of age, she wrote over 8,000 hymns.

Known Pseudonyms:

Adrienne, Cora

Alstyne, Fannie Jane

Andrews, A. E.

Apple, James

Armstrong, Alice

Atherton, Rose

Bell, Carrie

Bethune, Catherine

Black, James

Black, James L.

Black, James M.

Blair, H. E.

Blair, Henrietta E.

Booth, Florence

Bruce, Charles

Bruce, Robert

Burns, Charles

Carlston, Mary

Carlton, Leah

Church, Fannie

Craddock, Eleanor

Culyer, Lyman G.

Dale, Ella

Dayton, Flora

D. D.

D. D. R.

Eliot, James

Edmonds, Lizzie

Edwards, Lizzie

F. A. N.

F. J. C.

F. J. V. A.

Fannie

Fanny

Forrest, Mrs. Edna

Frances, Carrie

Frances, Grace J.

Frances, Lillian G.

Frances, S. Trevor

Frances, Victoria

Garnet, Jenny

Glen, Jenie

Gould, Frank

Grinley, Mrs. Kate

G. W. W.

Harmon, Ruth

Hawthorn, Carrie

Hope, Frances

Hops, Frances

James, Annie

James, Mary

James, Sarah

J. F. O.

J. W. W.

Judson, Myra

Lankton, Martha J.

Lincoln, H. N.

Lindsay, W. Robert

L. L. A.

Lowry, Minnie B.

Marion, Maude

Martin, S

Martin, Sallie

Martin, Sam

Miller, Laura

Montieth, A

Montieth, Alice

Park, Edna L.

Prentice, Mrs. L.C.

Smiling, Mrs. Kate

Smith, Sallie A.

Smith, Sallie E.

Smith, Sally

Smith, Sam

Sterling, J. L.

Sterling, Julia

Sterling, Rian J.

Sterling, Ryan

Sterling, Victoria

Stewart, Victoria

Taylor, Ida Scott

The Children’s Friend

Tilden, Louise W.

Tilden, Mary

V., Jenny

Van A., Mrs.

Van Alstyne, Fannie

Van Alstyne, Fannie Jane

Van Alstyne, Mrs.

Van Alstyne, Mrs. Alexander

Viola

Wallace, Zemira

Wilson, Carrie

Wilson, Mrs. C. M.

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