Story behind Pass Me Not O Gentle Saviour. Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior" is a powerful hymn written by Fanny J. Crosby in 1868. The story behind it is truly inspiring. Fanny Crosby visited a prison in New York, where she was moved by a prisoner's desperate cry, "Good Lord, do not pass me by!" This plea struck a chord in her heart, and she wrote the hymn as a reflection of that moment. The hymn is based on the biblical story of the blind beggar Bartimaeus, who cried out to Jesus for mercy (Mark 1