Instrumental Duet,Piano Alto Recorder,Recorder Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.593395 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by David McKeown. Praise & Worship,Sacred,Spiritual. Individual part. 4 pages. David McKeown #6418747. Published by David McKeown (A0.593395). Wade in the Water is a beautiful spiritual arranged here for Solo Alto Recorder and Piano.Wade in the Water was first published in 1901 but its origins stretch back into the nineteenth century. It is often associated with the Underground Railway. It is said that the song made a coded reference to the advice escaped slaves received to wade in the water, thereby putting the slaversā dogs off their scent.