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Phoebe Knapp
Phoebe Knapp (March 9, 1839 – July 10, 1908) was a composer of tunes for hymns.
Knapp was born in New York, New York. Her parents were Walter C. Palmer and Phoebe Worrall Palmer. She married Joseph Fairfield Knapp, one of the founders and the second president of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
She and her husband were members of the St. John's Methodist Church in New York City. The hymn writer Fanny Crosby was also a member of that church and a friend of Palmer's.
Kanpp wrote melodies for over 500 hymns. Her most famous melody is the one used for “Blessed Assurance,” the words of which were written by Fanny Crosby. The tune is entitled “Assurance.”
External Links
Some of her compositions can be heard at
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/k/n/knapp_pp.htm
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