Keep Me Near the Cross

Words, Fanny J. Crosby, 1869. Tune NEAR THE CROSS, William H. Doane, 1869.

First Verse:

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 ransomed soul shal find Rest beyond the river.

Second Verse:

Near the cross, a trembling soul. Love and mercy found me;

There the Bright and Morning Star Shed his beams around me.

Chorus:

In the cross, in the cross Be my glory ever,

Till my ransomed soul shal find Rest beyond the river.

Third Verse:

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.

Chorus:

In the cross, in the cross Be my glory ever,

Till my ransomed soul shal find Rest beyond the river.

Fourth Verse:

Near the cross! I’ll watch and wait, Hoping, trusting ever,

Till I reach the golden strand, Just beyond the river.

Chorus:

In the cross, in the cross Be my glory ever,

Till my ransomed soul shal find Rest beyond the river.

Chorus:

In the cross, in the cross Be my glory ever,

Till my ransomed soul shal find Rest beyond the river.