How to Play BLESSED ASSURANCE on the Violin | Violin Lounge TV #442

by Zlata | Oct 20, 2021 | Hymns, Repertoire | 22 comments

Play along violin tutorial for the hymn Blessed Assurance with sheet music and piano accompaniment

Hi! I'm Zlata

Classical violinist helping you overcome technical struggles and play with feeling by improving your bow technique.

“Blessed Assurance” is a well-known Christian hymn. The lyrics were written in 1873 by blind hymn writer Fanny Crosby to the music written in 1873 by Phoebe Knapp.

This arrangement is made by Kathryn Carpenter. You can buy the sheet music and backing track right here on her website.

The bowing I added are my own, but you’re free to make different choices. In bar 224 I go to the third position to avoid some string crossings, but you can perfectly play this whole piece in the first position.

Which hymn would you like to learn next?

22 Comments

Vernon T Hood on October 20, 2021 at 4:36 pm

how about “Be Thou My Vision” as your next tutorial
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- Zlata on October 21, 2021 at 4:54 pm
  
  Thanks for the suggestion!
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  - Barbara on October 24, 2021 at 7:45 pm
    
    It Is Well With My Soul
  - Zlata on October 25, 2021 at 2:02 pm
    
    Thanks, Barbara!
  - joe on October 26, 2021 at 2:01 pm
    
    I wish you would doThe Evangelist Billy Graham song “Just as I am” written in 1835
  - Zlata on October 26, 2021 at 3:37 pm
    
    Thanks for the suggestion, Joe!
  - Amanda Mylcraine on November 5, 2021 at 7:29 pm
    
    Zlata, I love your hymn arrangements and background music! I wish there was a book of all of them with a cd of background music. Let me know if you have any suggestions for me!
  - Zlata on November 6, 2021 at 7:15 am
    
    I’m so happy you enjoy them, Amanda, I’m creating more and more tutorials on hymns, but just started recently. You can find them right here. More will come!
Dagny on October 20, 2021 at 5:03 pm

Beautiful! Next, Have Thiine Own Way.
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- EUGENIE VAN ZYL on October 20, 2021 at 9:33 pm
  
  Thank you for Blessed Assurance, Zlata! I have immediately bought the music as I would like the back track. I love playing hymns on my violin – I just wish I knew how to improvise because there is nothing as lovely as when you hear a violin playing its own melody as the congregation sings the hymn.
  ONE OF MANY FAVOURITES: BECAUSE HE LIVES, I CAN FACE TOMORROW.
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  - Zlata on October 21, 2021 at 4:55 pm
    
    Thanks for the suggestion, Eugenie!
- Zlata on October 21, 2021 at 4:54 pm
  
  Thanks for the suggestion!
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Nelson on October 20, 2021 at 7:41 pm

Come Thou Fount

or

How Great Thou Art

Thanks for this!
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- Zlata on October 21, 2021 at 4:54 pm
  
  Thanks for the suggestions!
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Luvenia Spotswood on October 20, 2021 at 11:03 pm

I love the hymns. This is beautiful version of Blessed Assurance. I would love to hear “In The Garden”.
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- Zlata on October 21, 2021 at 4:54 pm
  
  Great suggestion, Luvenia!
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Kathy Robinson on October 21, 2021 at 1:21 am

Very beautiful. Thank you.
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- Zlata on October 21, 2021 at 4:53 pm
  
  You’re welcome, Kathy!
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Nakiyingi Priyanka Pelia on October 22, 2021 at 10:45 am

thks Zlata, would love to learn these songs;” l have found a friend in Jesus He’s everything to me” &” it is no secret what God can do
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- Zlata on October 22, 2021 at 10:45 am
  
  Thanks for your suggestions 🙂
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Nakiyingi Priyanka Pelia on October 22, 2021 at 10:46 am

LOVE YOU ZLATA
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Nakiyingi Priyanka Pelia on October 22, 2021 at 10:48 am

lwould love to learn a song called” lt is no secret what God can do”
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