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Christ in Song 79

The Cleansing Wave

Words: Phoebe PalmerMusic: Mrs. Jos. F. Knapp

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

RefrainThe cleansing stream flows on! I plunge, and oh, it cleanseth me!
Oh, praise the Lord, it cleanseth me! It cleanseth me, yes, cleanseth me!

2The 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!

3I rise to walk in heaven's own light, Above the world and sin,
With heart made pure and garments white, And Christ enthroned within.

The verse

Meter
14.14
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 58% of beats fit
Rhyme
AA
Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

O now I see the cleansing wave! The fountain deep and wide;˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/14A
Jesus, my Lord, mighty to save, Points to His wounded side./˘˘//˘˘//˘˘/˘/14A

Verse 2

The cleansing stream, I see, I see! I plunge, and oh, it cleanseth me!˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘16A
Oh, praise the Lord, it cleanseth me! It cleanseth me, yes, cleanseth me!˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘//˘˘16A

Verse 3

I rise to walk in heaven's own light, Above the world and sin,˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/15A
With heart made pure and garments white, And Christ enthroned within.˘///˘/˘/˘/???˘/15A

Refrain

The cleansing stream flows on! I plunge, and oh, it cleanseth me!˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘14A
Oh, praise the Lord, it cleanseth me! It cleanseth me, yes, cleanseth me!˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘//˘˘16A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.