Hymn
The Cleansing Wave
O now I see the crimson wave,
The fountain deep and wide;
Jesus, my Lord, mighty to save,
Points to his wounded side.
The cleansing stream I see, I see,
I plunge, and now it cleanseth me!
O praise the Lord! it cleanseth me,
It cleanseth me, yes, cleanseth me.
I see the new creation rise,
I hear the speaking blood;
It speaks,--polluted nature dies,
Sinks 'neath the cleansing flood.
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.
Amazing grace! 'tis heav'n below,
To feel the blood applied,
And Jesus, only Jesus, know,
My Jesus crucified.
The Cleansing Wave — Text from Christ in Song, 1908. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-cleansing-wave
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Cleansing Wave?
The words of The Cleansing Wave were written by Phoebe Palmer; the version here was published in 1908.
Is The Cleansing Wave public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Christ in Song, published in 1908. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of The Cleansing Wave?
The Cleansing Wave is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6) with refrain. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, O How I Love Jesus, Since I Have Been Redeemed and I Am Resolved.