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Text:Near the Cross
Author:Fanny J. Crosby
Tune:[Jesus, keep me near the cross]
Composer:William H. Doane

407. Near the Cross

1 Jesus, keep me near the cross,
There a precious fountain
Free to all--a healing stream,
Flows from Calv’ry’s mountain.

Chorus:
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. (Chorus)

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. (Chorus)

4 Near the cross I’ll watch and wait
Hoping, trusting ever,
Till I reach the golden strand,
Just beyond the river. (Chorus)

Text Information
First Line: Jesus, keep me near the cross
Title: Near the Cross
Author: Fanny J. Crosby
Refrain First Line: In the cross, in the cross
Language: English
Publication Date: 1967
Topic: Cross: of Christ; Devotional; Prayer: Hymns of
Tune Information
Name: [Jesus, keep me near the cross]
Composer: William H. Doane
Key: F Major



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