Blessed Assurance

This is a hymn about faith and trust in Jesus. The words are based on Hebrews 10.

It as written by American Baptist mission worker, poet, lyricist, and Gospel hymn-writer Fanny (Frances Jane) Crosby (1820-1915).

With meter 9 10.9 9 with refrain, it is set to a tune by by American composer and organist, Phoebe P. Knapp (1839–1908) which has come to be called ASSURANCE.

Downloads

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PowerPoint slides

Downloadable leadsheet - 2 pages, key of D, C-instrument

Downloadable SATB choir arrangement by Joel Raney, 16 pages

Examples

Large choir with brass band (and organ?) - words on-screen:

Worship leader with guitar - professional recording at a live event:

Singer with piano:

Singer with acoustic guitar - professional recording:

Singer with band, words on-screen:

Celtic band - professional recording:

Pastor, choir and assurance with piano:

Gospel choir:

Worship leader and band - live recording in a church service:

Lyrics

Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.

Chorus:
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Saviour, all the day long;
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Saviour, all the day long.

Perfect submission, perfect delight,
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
Angels descending bring from above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

Perfect submission, all is at rest
I in my Saviour am happy and blest,
Watching and waiting, looking above,
Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.