Fanny Crosby Would Have Chosen to be Blind

Just two months after Fanny Crosby was born ... in 1820 ... she became ill. The family doctor was out of town, and another man treated her. Later on he was exposed as a “quack” who was only pretending to be a doctor. This quack’s treatment was hot mustard poultices applied to the tiny infant’s eyes. When Fannny recovered from the illness, she was completely blind. A few months later, her father died. Her mother was forced to find work in order to support the family. Fanny was raised by her grandmother. She once said, “Do you know that if at birth I had been able to make one request, I would have asked to be born blind? Because when I get to heaven, the FIRST face that shall ever gladden my sight will be that of my Savior.” Her music often referred to the sense of “sight.” (K. Edward Skidmore - Sermon Central)