[O now I see the crimson wave]

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[O now I see the crimson wave]

Composer: Phoebe Palmer Knapp
Published in 228 hymnals

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Composer: Phoebe Palmer Knapp

As a young girl Phoebe Palmer Knapp (b. New York, NY, 1839; d. Poland Springs, ME, 1908) displayed great musical talent; she composed and sang children’s song at an early age. The daughter of the Methodist evangelist Walter C. Palmer, she was married to John Fairfield Knapp at the age of sixteen. Her husband was a founder of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, and after his death, she shared her considerable inherited wealth with various charitable organizations. She composed over five hundred gospel songs, of which the tunes for “Blessed Assurance” and “Open the Gates of the Temple” are still popular today. Bert Polman Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title:	[O now I see the crimson wave]
Composer:	Phoebe Palmer Knapp
Meter:	8.6.8.6 with refrain
Incipit:	13531 61166 55321
Key:	E♭ Major
Copyright:	Public Domain

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EXPECTATION (Armitage)

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Arrangements

Arrangements

Organ Solo

Sunday Morning Favorites Volume 2: For Solo Organ
Composer/Editor Harold H. DeCou
Published By: Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc. (1992) pp. 18
The Sunday Morning Organist Volume Four: Preludes, Offertories, and Postludes
Composer/Editor Harold H. DeCou
Published By: Singspiration Music, Inc. (1967) pp. 56

Piano Solo

All Strength & Wisdom Book II: Advanced Hymn Arrangements for the Church Pianist
Composer/Editor Olivia Vaal Cresswell
Published By: Secret Place Music (2011) pp. 21
Piano Preludes
Composer/Editor Gina Y. Sprunger
Published By: SoundForth (2006) pp. 32
Brighten the Corner
Composer/Editor Rebecca Bonam
Published By: SoundForth (1998) pp. 33
HymnNotes 4 Advanced Level: HN304
Composer/Editors David G. Parker; Walter H. Hundt
Published By: C & L Enterprises, Inc. (1996) pp. 22
HymnNotes Volume 4 Advanced Level: HN304
Composer/Editor David G. Parker
Published By: C & L Enterprises, Inc. (1996) pp. 22