​BLESSED  ASSURANCE

Time signature:  9/8  
​(triple compound time)
​
Lyrics:  Fanny J. Crosby
​Music by:  Phoebe Palmer Knapp
ACCORDION (BUTTON) NOTATION
​Beats per bar = 3     
​Beat symbol = Semi-colon ( ; ) 
​                         or equivalent
Inside & Outside row notations are identical except for  one accidental note (o1 or o6*) on the 2nd line:
​Inside  row   =  Buttons  2* to 7*  plus o6*
Outside row =  Buttons  2* to 7*  plus o1  
Verse 1
(of 3)










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​Chorus
   "4   "3*   "3   |   ;5       ;5       "4*  "5   "5*  |   .:5
Bless-ed    as -  sur -  ance,    Je-sus   is     mine!

 "5    "4   "5  |    ;6        .6* "6*     "5*  "5  "(o6*/o1)   |  .:5    
Oh, what  a     fore - taste of      glo - ry       di     -    vine!

  "4    "3*   "3  |   ;5      ;5       "4*  "5       "5*  |   .:5
Heir   of    sal -  va  -  tion,    pur-chase  of      God,

   "3   "3*   "4      |    ;4*    ;3*       "3      "3*    "2*       |   .:3
Born   of   the        Spir - it,    washed  in  Christ's   blood.


 "5  "5  "5  |   ;6     ;5    "5*  "5*  "5*   |   .:5 
This is my    sto - ry,   this  is   my     song,

   "5   "4    "5   |   ;5*     ;6     "6*  "6*  "5*  |   .:6*
Prais-ing  my    Sav - iour   all   the  day    long.

 "6*  "6  "7*  |   ;6    ;5    "5*  "5*  "5*   |   .:5
This  is  my    sto - ry,   this  is  my      song,

    "3   "3*  "4   |   ;4*    ;3*    "3  "3*   "2*   |   .:3~
​Prais-ing  my    Sav - iour   all  the  day     long.
Embedded youTube VIDEOS
Eleven videos in musical keys of:    A,Bb=1     B=1     C=3     D=3    Eb,E=2     E=1
Key:  C

Group:  Walkers to Heaven

​Posted by:  SilentVoiceTV
Key:  C

Singer:  Alan Jackson

​Posted by:  ​Gaither Music TV

This video covers only verses 1 & 2.
Key:   C

Pianist:  Kaleb Brasee

​Posted by: Kaleb Brasee

​The chorus is done twice at end.
Key:  D

Group:  Temple Baptist Church
              in Powell, Tennessee

Posted by:  Faith for the Family

The chorus is sung twice at end, first with the instruments playing and second a cappella.  Interestingly, they still continue singing in the key of D-major, even without the instruments to guide them.
Key:  D

Singer:  Steven Curtis Chapman
​
Posted by:  Rheinhard Lawalata

Order: Verse 1, Verse 2, Chorus,
            Verse 3, Chorus x 3.
​
Key:   D

Group:  First-Plymouth Church
              Lincoln, Nebraska

Posted by: First-Plymouth Church
                  Lincoln Nebraska-Videos
Key:  A     from time 0 to 2:03
         Bb   from 2:04 to End
​
Singer:  ?

​Posted by:  nikifatful

​Chorus is done 2 1/2 times at end, first in key of A and then 1 1/2 times in key of Bb.
Key:  Db  from time 0 to 1:50
          D   from 1:51 to End

Group:  Chelmsford Citadel Songsters

​Posted by:  lovegodandloveothers

​Another great Salvation Army group.
​
Key:  Eb   from time 0 to 1:40
         E     from 1:41 to End

Singer:  Jim Nabors  

Posted by:  Jim Nabors - Topic
Key:  E

Singer:  James Ingram
​
Posted by:  James Ingram - Topic
Key:   B

Singer:  Nicole C. Mullen

​Posted by:  nicolecmullenmusic

Order:  Verse 1, Chorus, Verse 3,
             Chorus x 2
Background Materials, Information & Links
​Lyrics:
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
Born of the Spirit, washed in Christ's blood

Chorus:
        This is my story, this is my song,
        Praising my Savior all the day long;
        This is my story, this is my song,
        Praising my Savior 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.

Perfect submission, all is at rest,
I in my Savior am happy and blessed,
Watching and waiting, looking above,
Filled with God's goodness, lost in Christ's love
Background Links:
Click HERE  for additional wikipedia info about this song.

Click HERE  for  wikipedia info on Fanny Crosby.

Click HERE  for  wikipedia info on Phoebe Knapp.