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| Text: | Near The Cross |
| Author: | Fanny J. Crosby |
| Tune: | [Jesus, keep me near the cross] |
| Composer: | W. 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.
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
Shed 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: | 1934 |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | [Jesus, keep me near the cross] |
| Composer: | W. H. Doane |
| Key: | F Major or modal |
| Copyright: | © 1890 by W. H. Doane |
| Notes: | Now Public Domain |
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