Disabled Hymn Writers

Disabled Hymn Writers Stories | Radio | Joni and Friends: Fanny Crosby, was totally blind. Joni believes her visual impairment added to the richness and depth of those words she wrote. In fact, she wrote over 6,000 hymns including “Tell Me the Story of Jesus” and (my real favorite) “To God Be the Glory.”

But she’s not alone.George Matheson he was blind and he composed, “O Love that Wilt Not Let Me Go.” “Sweet Hour of Prayer,” was written by William Walford and he was also blind. And there were other people with other disabilities who became famous hymn writers.

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