Phoebe Palmer Knapp

Phoebe Palmer Knapp
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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

Wikipedia Biography

Phoebe Palmer Knapp (March 9, 1839 – July 10, 1908) was an American composer of music for hymns and an organist.

Texts by Phoebe Palmer Knapp (15)sort ascendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Whence Jesus came, I cannot tellMrs. J. F. K. (Author)English7
Was meines Gedanken sindMrs. J. F. K. (Author)German2
Time is earnest, passing byMrs. Knapp (Author)English3
Soldiers of the eternal KingJ. F. K. (Author)English1
Por fe contemplo redenciónPhoebe Palmer Knapp (Author)Spanish3
O now I see the crimson wavePhoebe P. Knapp, 1839-1908 (Author)English4
Many at the cross are kneelingMrs. Joseph F. Knapp ()English1
Loving Jesus, gentle LambMrs. Joseph F. Knapp ()English1
Lead me, lead me, lead me precious SaviorPhoebe Palmer Knapp (Author)English9
Führ' mich, führ' mich, führ' mich, mein ErlöserPhoebe Palmer Knapp (Author)German1
Cristo viene, esto es ciertoPhoebe Knapp (Author)Spanish2
Blooming all for JesusMrs. Jos. F. Knapp (Author)English2
Blessed Bible, how I love itMrs. Phoebe Palmer (Author)English2
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!Mrs. Joseph F. Knapp (Author)English2
All for Jesus, all for Jesus! All my being's ransomed powersJoseph F. Knapp (Author)English1

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