Blind Discipleship Series

• "Rescue the Perishing"--1869, music by W. Howard Doane

• "Safe in the Arms of Jesus"--1878, music by W. Howard Doane

• "Saviour, More Than Life to Me"--1875, music by W. Howard Doane

• "Tell Me the Story of Jesus"--bef. 1880, music by John R. Sweney

• "To God Be the Glory"--1875, music by W. Howard Doane

She was never bitter about her disability. At the age of eight she wrote these verses about her condition:

Oh what a happy soul I am,

Although I cannot see;

I am resolved that in this world

Contented I will be.

How many blessings I enjoy,

That other people don’t;

To weep and sigh because I’m blind,

I cannot, and I won’t."

She later remarked:

It seemed intended by the blessed providence of God that I should be blind all my life, and I thank him for the dispensation. If perfect earthly sight were offered me tomorrow I would not accept it. I might not have sung hymns to the praise of God if I had been distracted by the beautiful and interesting things about me.

She also once said, "when I get to heaven, the first face that shall ever gladden my sight will be that of my Savior!"

She composed her poems and hymns entirely in her mind and then dictated them to someone else. She was said to work mentally on as many as twelve hymns at once before dictating them all out.

A. Recap

B. Invitation to commitment

Additional Notes

• Is Christ Exalted, Magnified, Honored, and Glorified?