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SDA Hymnal 332

The Cleansing Wave

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

RefrainThe cleansing stream I see, I see,
I plunge, and O, it cleanseth me!
O praise the Lord! it cleanseth me,
It cleanseth me, yes, cleanseth me.

2I see the new creation rise,
I hear the speaking blood;
It speaks polluted nature dies,
Sinks 'neath the cleansing flood.

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.

4Amazing grace! 'tis heaven below
To feel the blood applied;
And Jesus, only Jesus, know,
My Jesus crucified.

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The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 78% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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Verse 1

O now I see the crimson wave,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
The fountain deep and wide;˘/˘/˘/6B
Jesus, my Lord, mighty to save,/˘˘//˘˘/8A
Points to His wounded side./˘˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

I see the new creation rise,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
I hear the speaking blood;˘/˘/˘/6B
It speaks polluted nature dies,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Sinks 'neath the cleansing flood./?˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

I rise to walk in heaven's own light,˘/˘/˘/˘//9A
Above the world and sin,˘/˘/˘/6B
With heart made pure and garments white,˘///˘/˘/8A
And Christ enthroned within.˘/???˘/7B

Verse 4

Amazing grace! 'tis heaven below˘/˘///˘˘/9A
To feel the blood applied;˘/˘/˘/6B
And Jesus, only Jesus, know,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
My Jesus crucified.˘/˘/˘/6B

Refrain

The cleansing stream I see, I see,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
I plunge, and O, it cleanseth me!˘/˘˘˘/˘˘8A
O praise the Lord! it cleanseth me,˘/˘/˘/˘˘8A
It cleanseth me, yes, cleanseth me.˘/˘˘//˘˘8A

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.