


Author: Fanny J. Crosby Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain Appears in 715 hymnals Topics: The Christian Year Holy Week; Choruses and Refrains; Christian Experience; Christian Year Holy Week; Commitment; Faith; Funerals and Memorial Services; Glory; Healing; Heaven(s)/Paradise; Jesus Christ Blood; Jesus Christ Cross; Jesus Christ Images of; Jesus Christ Lamb of God; Star(s); Trust; Water; Lent 5 Year C; Reign of Christ Year C Refrain First Line: In the cross, in the cross Lyrics: 1 Jesus, keep me near the cross;
there a precious fountain,
free to all, a healing stream,
flows from Calvary'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 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] Used With Tune: NEAR THE CROSS
Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross