The Cyber Hymnal ‎#890

890. Cleansing Wave

1. Oh, now I see the cleansing wave!
The fountain deep and wide;
Jesus, my Lord, mighty to save,
Points to His wounded side.

Refrain
The cleansing stream I see! I see!
I plunge, and oh, it cleanseth me!
Oh, praise the Lord! It cleanseth me!
It cleanseth me—yes, cleanseth me.

2. I rise to walk in Heav’n’s own light,
Above the world and sin,
With heart made pure and garments white,
And Christ enthroned within. [Refrain]

3. I see the new creation rise;
I hear the speaking blood.
It speaks! Polluted nature dies!
Sinks ’neath the cleansing flood. [Refrain]

4. Amazing grace! ’tis Heav’n below
To feel the blood applied,
And Jesus, only Jesus know,
My Jesus crucified. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Oh, now I see the cleansing wave
• Title: Cleansing Wave
• Author: Phoebe Worrall Palmer, 1807-1874 (ca. 1872)
• Refrain First Line: The cleansing stream I see! I see!
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: This song was in use in camp meetings by 1872, and was apparently written the year before. In an 1871 letter, Phoebe Palmer (the elder) says she had been asked by her daughter (Phoebe Palmer Knapp) to write a hymn poem for her. It is thought Cleansing Wave was the result.

Tune Information

• Name: [Oh, now I see the cleansing wave]
• Composer: Phoebe Palmer Knapp, 1839-1908
• Incipit: 13531 61166 55321
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain