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Jesus, keep me near the crossAuthor: Fanny Crosby (1869)Tune: NEAR THE CROSS (Doane) Published in 549 hymnals Printable scores: PDF, SibeliusAudio files: MIDI, Recording | ||
1 Jesus, keep me near the cross,
There a precious fountain—
Free to all, a healing stream—
Flows from Calv’ry’s mountain.
Refrain:
In the cross, in the cross,
Be my glory ever;
Till my raptured soul shall find
Rest beyond the river.
2 Near the cross, a trembling soul,
Love and Mercy found me;
There the bright and morning star
Sheds its beams around me. [Refrain]
3 Near the cross! O Lamb of God,
Bring its scenes before me;
Help me walk from day to day,
With its shadows o’er me. [Refrain]
4 Near the cross I’ll watch and wait
Hoping, trusting ever,
Till I reach the golden strand,
Just beyond the river. [Refrain]
Songs and Music [Salvation Army], 1922 (Timeless Truths)
Pseudonymns: James L. Black, Henrietta E. Blair, Charles Bruce, Robert Bruce, Lyman G. Cuyler, Ellen Dare, Lizzie Edwards. Grace J. Frances, Victoria Frances, Jennie Garnett, Frank Gould, Frances Hope, Annie L. James, Martha J. Lankton, Maud Marion, Sallie Martin, Alice Monteith, Sallie Smith, J. L. Sterling, John Sterling, Julia Sterling, Ida Scott Taylor, Carrie M. Wilson, Clara M. Wilson
Frances Jane Crosby, the daughter of John and Mercy Crosby, was born in Southeast, Putnam County, N. Y., March 24, 1820. She became blind at the age of six weeks from maltreatment of her eyes during a spell of sickness. When she was eight years old she moved with her parents to Eidgefield, Conn., the family remaining there four years. At the age of fi… Go to person page >| First Line: | Jesus, keep me near the cross |
| Title: | Near the Cross |
| Author: | Fanny Crosby (1869) |
| Meter: | 6.6.7.6 |
| Language: | English |
| Refrain First Line: | In the cross, in the cross |
| Instances (20) | First Line | Text Title | Refrain First Line | Authors | Composers | Meter | Scripture | Tune Title | Tune Key | Incipit | Languages | Publication Date | |||||
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| African American Heritage Hymnal #252 | Jesus, keep me near the cross | Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross | In the cross, in the cross | Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915 | Verolga Nix-Allen, b. 1933; J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937-1988; William H. Doane, 1832-1915 | 7.6.7.6 with refrain | John 12:32 | NEAR THE CROSS | F Major | English | 2001 | ||||||
| Baptist Hymnal 1991 #280 | Jesus, keep me near the cross | Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross | In the cross, in the cross | Fanny J. Crosby | William H. Doane | 7.6.7.6 with refrain | Galatians 6:14 | NEAR THE CROSS | F Major | 1991 | |||||||
| Baptist Hymnal 2008 #233 | Jesus, keep me near the cross | Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross | In the cross, in the cross | Fanny J. Crosby | William H. Doane | 7.6.7.6 with refrain | NEAR THE CROSS | F Major or modal | English | 2008 | |||||||
| Celebrating Grace Hymnal #642 | Jesus, keep me near the cross | Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross | In the cross, in the cross by my glory ever | Fanny J. Crosby | William H. Doane | 7.6.7.6 with refrain | NEAR THE CROSS | F Major or modal | 2010 | ||||||||
| Celebration Hymnal #319 | Jesus, keep me near the cross -- There a precious fountain, | Near the Cross | [Near the Cross] | F Major | 1997 | ||||||||||||
| Chalice Hymnal #587 | Jesus, keep me near the cross | Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross | In the cross, in the cross | Fanny J. Crosby | William H. Doane | 7.6.7.6 with refrain | NEAR THE CROSS | F Major or modal | English | 1995 | |||||||
| Evangelical Lutheran Worship #335 | Jesus, keep me near the cross | In the cross, in the cross | Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915 | William H. Doane, 1832-1915 | 7.6.7.6 with refrain | NEAR THE CROSS | F Major | 2006 | |||||||||
| Hymns of Faith #364 | Jesus, keep me near the cross | Near the Cross | In the cross, in the cross | Fanny J. Crosby | William H. Doane | Galatians 6:14; Revelation 22:16 | [Jesus, keep me near the cross] | F Major or modal | 1980 | ||||||||
| Lift Every Voice and Sing II: an African American hymnal #29 | Jesus, keep me near the cross | Near the Cross | In the cross | Fanny J. Crosby (1820-1915) | William H. Doane (1832-1915) | [Jesus, keep me near the cross] | F Major or modal | English | 1993 | ||||||||
| Revival Hymns and Choruses #559 | Jesus, keep me near the cross | Near the Cross | In the cross, in the cross, be my vision glorious | Fanny J. Crosby; Tow Siang Hwa | William H. Doane | [Jesus, keep me near the cross] | F Major | English | 1982 | ||||||||
| Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #312 | Jesus, keep me near the cross | [Jesus, keep me near the cross] | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| Sing Joyfully #257 | Jesus, keep me near the cross | Near the Cross | In the cross, in the cross, be my glory ever | Fanny J. Crosby | William H. Doane | [Jesus, keep me near the cross] | F Major | English | 1989 | ||||||||
| Songs of Zion #19 | Jesus, keep me near the cross | In the cross | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| The Covenant Hymnal: a worshipbook #382 | Jesus, keep me near the cross | Jesus, Keep Me near the Cross | In the cross, in the cross | Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915 | William H. Doane, 1832-1915 | 7.6.7.6 with refrain | NEAR THE CROSS | F Major or modal | 1996 | ||||||||
| The New Century Hymnal #197 | Jesus, keep me near the cross | Jesus, Keep Me near the Cross | In the cross, in the cross | Fanny Crosby | William H. Doane | 7.6.7.6 with refrain | Revelation 22:1-5; Galatians 6:14 | NEAR THE CROSS | F Major or modal | 1995 | |||||||
| The United Methodist Hymnal #301 | Jesus, keep me near the cross | Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross | In the cross, in the cross | Fanny J. Crosby | William H. Doane | 7.6.7.6 with refrain | NEAR THE CROSS | F Major | English | 1989 | |||||||
| The Worshiping Church #549 | Jesus, keep me near the cross | Near the Cross | In the cross, in the cross | Fanny J. Crosby | William H. Doane | 7.6.7.6 with refrain | Galatians 6:14; John 19:25; Mark 13:37; Revelation 22:16 | NEAR THE CROSS | F Major | English | 1990 | ||||||
| Trinity Hymnal #264 | Jesus, keep me near the cross | Jesus, Keep Me near the Cross | In the cross, in the cross | Fanny J. Crosby | William H. Doane | 7.6.7.6 with refrain | Galatians 6:14 | NEAR THE CROSS | F Major | English | 1990 | ||||||
| Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada #142 | Jesus, keep me near the cross | Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross | In the cross, in the cross | Fanny J. Crosby | William Howard Doane | 7.6.7.6 with refrain | NEAR THE CROSS | F Major | English | 1996 | |||||||
| Worship and Rejoice #479 | Jesus, keep me near the cross | Near the Cross | In the cross, in the cross | Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915 | William H. Doane, 1832-1915 | 7.6.7.6 with refrain | Revelation 22:16; Mark 13:37; Ephesians 1:6; Matthew 27:54; Galatians 6:14; Matthew 10:8; John 19:25; Isaiah 55:1; Luke 23:47-49 | NEAR THE CROSS | F Major or modal | 2001 |
