Fanny Crosby – Art & Theology

LOOK: Mount Calvary by William H. Johnson

Johnson, William H._Mount Calvary — William H. Johnson (American, 1901–1970), *Mount Calvary*, ca. 1944. Oil on paperboard, 27 3/4 × 33 3/8 in. (70.5 × 84.9 cm). Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC.

LISTEN: “Draw Me Nearer” (I Am Thine, O Lord) | Words by Fanny Crosby, 1875 | Music by William H. Doane, 1875 | Performed by Nina Simone on Let It All Out, 1966

I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice,
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith,
And be closer drawn to Thee.

[Refrain] Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To the cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.

Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
By the pow’r of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine.

The Good Samaritan by Marko Rupnik — Fr. Marko Ivan Rupnik (Slovenian, 1954–), *The Good Samaritan* (detail), 2010. Mosaic. Church of Saint Eusebius (Chiesa parrocchiale di Sant’Eusebio), Cinisello Balsamo, Milan.

“He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds.” (Psalm 147:3)

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SONG: “Pass Me Not” | Words by Fanny J. Crosby, 1868 | Music by William H. Doane, 1870 | Performed by Joe and Nichole Kurtz on The Harp Family Hymnbook, Vol. II, 2017

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Lent, Day 8

Pass Me Not (Artful Devotion)