Wikipedia Biography
Phoebe Palmer Knapp (March 9, 1839 – July 10, 1908) was an American composer of music for hymns and an organist.
Wikipedia Biography
Short Name: | Phoebe Palmer Knapp |
Full Name: | Knapp, Phoebe Palmer, 1839-1908 |
Birth Year: | 1839 |
Death Year: | 1908 |
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
Tunes by Phoebe Palmer Knapp (32) | As | Instances | Incipit![]() |
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[Soon and forever, the breaking of day] | Mrs. Joseph F. Knapp (Composer) | 2 | |
[Angel voices breathing ever] (Knapp) | Mrs. Joseph F. Knapp (Composer) | 3 | |
[Come, let us all unite to sing] (Knapp) | Mrs. Jos. F. Knapp (Composer) | 2 | 11231 56554 271 |
[He has come! He has come! my Redeemer has come] | Mrs. J. F. Knapp (Composer) | 20 | 12333 32161 54135 |
[Whence Jesus came, I cannot tell] | Mrs. Joseph F. Knapp (Composer) | 11 | 13451 46555 64535 |
[O now I see the crimson wave] | Mrs. Joseph F. (Phoebe) Knapp (Composer) | 132 | 13531 61166 55321 |
[We are children, happy children] | Mrs. J. F. Knapp (Composer) | 2 | 13534 61676 54365 |
[Lead me, lead me] | Mrs. Jos. F. Knapp (Composer) | 4 | 15315 43451 14345 |
[All for Jesus! All for Jesus] (Knapp) | Mrs. Joseph F. Knapp (Composer) | 15 | 31117 12242 22123 |
[Many at the cross are kneeling] (Knapp) | Mrs. J. F. Knapp (Composer) | 4 | 32114 65431 17123 |
[Nearer the cross! my heart can say] | Mrs. Joseph F. (Phoebe) Knapp (Composer) | 104 | 32123 55515 53323 |
ASSURANCE (Knapp) | Mrs. Joseph F. (Phoebe) Knapp (Composer) | 511 | 32155 45655 35177 |
[What have I done to show my love] (Knapp) | Mrs. Joseph F. Knapp (Composer) | 3 | 33215 33211 21235 |
[O Jesus, my Shepherd and Savior divine!] | Mrs. Joseph F. Knapp (Composer) | 2 | 33334 31327 11135 |
ALBERTSON | Phoebe Palmer Knapp (Composer) | 33 | 33334 44225 44331 |
['Tis the Savior who would claim] | Mrs. Joseph F. Knapp (Composer) | 16 | 34655 45133 21346 |
[March onward, march upward! Our banner of light] | Phoebe Palmer Knapp (Composer) | 3 | 51132 11345 56223 |
["Jesus only," is the motto] | Mrs. Joseph F. Knapp (Composer) | 2 | 51136 54677 12311 |
[Yes, I will bless Thee, O my God] (Knapp) | Mrs. Joseph F. Knapp (Composer) | 2 | 51234 56556 71543 |
[Open, Open, Open the gates of the temple] | Mrs. Joseph F. Knapp (Composer) | 2 | 51565 13351 15563 |
[Who can unfold the bliss untold] | Mrs. Joseph F. Knapp (Composer) | 3 | 51565 32123 45355 |
[O when I shall sweep through the gates] | Mrs. Joseph F. Knapp (Composer) | 9 | 51712 16534 5655 |
[Say, is your lamp burning? O Christian] | Mrs. Jos. F. Knapp (Composer) | 3 | 53334 34655 77771 |
[Soldiers of the eternal King] | Mrs. Joseph F. Knapp (Composer) | 6 | 53451 31542 31716 |
[O beautiful hour of closing day] | Mrs. Joseph F. Knapp (Composer) | 2 | 53456 55255 56461 |
[Wonderful Savior, blessed Redeemer] | Mrs. Jos. F. Knapp (Composer) | 7 | 54355 65466 17676 |
[Come with rejoicing, come with delight] | Phoebe Palmer Knapp (Composer) | 9 | 54456 53453 55112 |
[Behold Me standing at the door] (Knapp) | Phoebe Palmer Knapp (Composer) | 21 | 55171 26217 12123 |
[Wondrous words, how rich in blessing] (Knapp) | Mrs. Jos. F. Knapp (Composer) | 3 | 55172 13333 32162 |
[O Tag, so schwarz und trübe] (Knapp) | Frau Jos. F. Knapp (Composer) | 2 | 55335 54666 76511 |
[This is my story, this is my song] (Chorus) | Phoebe Palmer Knapp (Composer) | 2 | 55515 66655 55617 |
CONSECRATION (Knapp) | Mrs. Jos. F. Knapp (Composer) | 62 | 55566 23311 43255 |