Text: | Jesus, Keep Me near the Cross |
Author: | Fanny J. Crosby |
Tune: | NEAR THE CROSS |
Composer: | William H. Doane |
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
shed 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 | |
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First Line: | Jesus, keep me near the cross |
Title: | Jesus, Keep Me near the Cross |
Author: | Fanny J. Crosby (1869) |
Refrain First Line: | In the cross, in the cross |
Meter: | 7.6.7.6.ref. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1990 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | Jesus Christ: His Death; Christ: Cross of; Longing for Christ and God |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | NEAR THE CROSS |
Composer: | William H. Doane (1869) |
Meter: | 7.6.7.6.ref. |
Key: | F Major |
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