Blessed Assurance Lyrics in Large Print: Free Printable PDF
The words of Blessed Assurance are here in large print, one sheet at 18, 24 or 28 point. Fanny J. Crosby wrote the words in 1873. They were published before 1930, so they are public domain in the US and free to copy.
| Words by | Fanny J. Crosby, 1873 |
|---|---|
| Music | Phoebe P. Knapp, 1873 |
| Type size | 18, 24 or 28 pt |
| Paper | US Letter, A4 or 11 x 17 in, white or cream |
Blessed Assurance in large print: words and download
Blessed Assurance
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchased of God,
Born of his Spirit, washed in his blood.
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.
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, 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.
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.
Words: Fanny J. Crosby (1873). Music: Phoebe P. Knapp (1873). Public domain in the United States: words published 1873 (US, published 1929 or earlier).
The words above are set the way this site sets every song: left aligned, one column, plain type with no italics, and a blank line between stanzas. The sheet has 6 stanzas and 24 lines. Blessed Assurance is one of the songs in our large print hymns collection, where you can print it with others in one PDF, and the whole set of texts is listed on the large print prayers and hymns page.
Who wrote Blessed Assurance and when?
Fanny Crosby was a blind hymn writer. Wikipedia says she was visiting her friend Phoebe Knapp, whose home was having a pipe organ installed, when Knapp played a new melody on the piano and asked Crosby what she thought the tune said. Crosby answered with the opening words of the hymn.
It appeared in the July 1873 issue of Palmer's Guide to Holiness and Revival Miscellany, a magazine printed in New York, with the full text and piano score. Wikipedia says it is not certain that this was the first printing. The words reflect a passage of the apostle Paul in Philippians.
When is Blessed Assurance sung?
It is sung in many churches at ordinary Sunday services, and it is a favorite in gospel and country music as well as in hymnals. If you are planning a folder of songs for the same occasion, the sheets for What a Friend We Have in Jesus, In the Garden and It Is Well with My Soul use the same layout, so they sit well together.
How do you print Blessed Assurance for a service, a sing-along or a care-home visit?
In our layout tests on US Letter paper, Blessed Assurance takes 2 pages at 18 point, 2 at 24 point and 3 at 28 point. On 11 x 17 paper at 24 point it takes 1 page. Eighteen point is the smallest size we offer, because the American Printing House for the Blind (APH) says print below 18 point is not large print, and our page on what large print is explains the reasons for 18, 24 and 28 point.
For a service, print one sheet for each seat plus a few spares, since large print copies tend to be borrowed. For a sing-along, one sheet between two is enough on 11 x 17 paper at 24 point. For a care-home visit, print one for each resident and one for each helper, and slip them into sleeves you can wipe clean. Because the refrain repeats after every verse, a group can read the first refrain from the sheet and sing the later ones from memory, looking up between verses.