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Text:"Near the Cross"
Author:Mrs. F. C. Van Alstyne
Tune:NEAR THE CROSS
Composer:W. H. Doane

280. "Near the Cross"

1 Jesus, keep me near the cross;
There a precious fountain,
Free to all, a healing stream,
Flows from Calvary'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! oh, Lamb of God,
Bring its scenes before me;
Help me walk from day to day,
With its shadow o'er me. [Chorus]

Text Information
First Line: Jesus, keep me near the cross
Title: "Near the Cross"
Author: Mrs. F. C. Van Alstyne
Refrain First Line: In the cross, In the cross
Language: English
Publication Date: 1890
Topic: Repentance Unto Life; Atonement: Accepted; Christ: Crucifixion of (2 more...)
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: NEAR THE CROSS
Composer: W. H. Doane
Meter: P. M.
Key: F Major or modal
Notes: Public Domain.



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