Saved by Grace

Written by Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby

Some day the silver cord will break,
And I no more as now shall sing;
But oh, the joy when I shall wake
Within the palace of the King!

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And I shall see Him face to face,
And tell the story - Saved by grace;
And I shall see Him face to face,
And tell the story - Saved by grace.

Some day my earthly house will fall.
I cannot tell how soon 'twill be;
But this I know - my All in All
Has now a place in heav'n for me.

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Some day, when fades the golden sun
Beneath the rosy tinted west,
My blessèd Lord will say, "Well done!"
And I shall enter into rest.

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Some day: till then I'll watch and wait,
My lamp all trimmed and burning bright,
That when my Savior opens the gate,
My soul to Him may take its flight.

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During the time of 1870 to her death in 1915, it is estimated that Fanny Crosby wrote between 8,000 and 9,000 gospel hymn texts, which was more than any other, known hymn writer. "Saved by Grace" was one of the later hymns written by Fanny when she was seventy-one years of age. It was prompted by a tract, read to Fanny Crosby containing the final message of a pastor friend, who had recently passed away. The statement that greatly moved her was: "If each of us is faithful to the grace which is given us by Christ, that same grace which teaches us how to live will also teach us how to die."

Fanny Crosby completed the poem in a matter of minutes. She titled the poem "Some Day" and often referred to it as her "heart's song." After she completed the poem it was sent to her publisher and put in a file for three years.

During 1894, Fanny Crosby was attending a Conference in Massachusetts, one that was established by D.L. Moody. When it was learned that Fanny Crosby was there, someone requested that she address the group. During her remarks she quoted her "heart's song." When she finished there was not a dry eye in the auditorium.

That evening, Ira Sankey asked Fanny where and when she had written those words. She told him she had submitted it to the publisher where it had been filed. She also stated that she had decided to stow it away in her memory and did not want it set to music. However, there was a reporter in the crowd that had written it down in short hand and he did not know of her desire to not have it published.

Since it was now in print, Mr. Sankey contacted George Stebbins to compose music for the text. "Saved by Grace" became the personal favorites of both D. L. Moody and Ira Sankey and they used the song at nearly every service.

Fanny Crosby was born in Southeast, New York on March 24, 1820. She died in Bridgeport, Connecticut on February 12, 1915 at ninety-five years of age. She had been blinded when six weeks old through an improper medical treatment. She never considered her blindness to be an handicap but rather a blessing. She always insisted that blind people can accomplish almost everything sighted people can. Some of the other hymns by Fanny Crosby include: "All the Way my Savior Leads Me", "Blessed Assurance", "My Savior First of All", and "Rescue the Perishing".




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