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| Text: | Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross (Near the Cross) |
| Author: | Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915 |
| Tune: | NEAR THE CROSS |
| Composer: | William H. Doane, 1831-1915 |
1 Jesus, keep me near the cross,
there's 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 ransomed 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 shadow 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]
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Jesus, keep me near the cross |
| Title: | Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross (Near the Cross) |
| Author: | Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915 |
| Refrain First Line: | In the cross, in the cross |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1999 |
| Scripture: | ; |
| Topic: | Lent; Sunday of the Passion; Trust |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | NEAR THE CROSS |
| Composer: | William H. Doane, 1831-1915 |
| Key: | F Major |
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