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O Now I See the Crimson Wave
Verse 1
Oh now I see the crimson wave,
The fountain deep and wide;
Jesus, my Lord, mighty to save,
Points to His wounded side.
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 O, it cleanseth me!
O praise the Lord! it cleanseth me,
It cleanseth me, yes, cleanseth me.
I plunge, and O, it cleanseth me!
O praise the Lord! it cleanseth me,
It cleanseth me, yes, cleanseth me.
Verse 2
I see the new creation rise,
I hear the speaking blood;
It speaks — polluted nature dies,
Sinks 'neath the cleansing flood.
I hear the speaking blood;
It speaks — polluted nature dies,
Sinks 'neath the cleansing flood.
Verse 3
I rise to walk in heaven's own light,
Above the world and sin;
With heart made pure and garments white,
And Christ enthroned within.
Above the world and sin;
With heart made pure and garments white,
And Christ enthroned within.
Verse 4
Amazing grace! 'tis heaven below
To feel the blood applied,
And Jesus, only Jesus, know,
My Jesus crucified.
To feel the blood applied,
And Jesus, only Jesus, know,
My Jesus crucified.
Phoebe Palmer's holiness hymn 'O Now I See the Crimson Wave' appeared in her 1839 devotional writings and became a standard in Methodist holiness revival hymnody, set to music by Joseph Filmore.