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Text:Nearer The Cross
Author:Charlotte Abbey
Tune:[Nearer the cross of Jesus]
Composer:Frank Marion Davis
Media:MIDI file

117723. Nearer The Cross

1 Nearer the cross of Jesus
Ever let me be;
Nearer the flowing fountain,
That cleanseth me.

Refrain:
Nearer the cross, nearer the cross,
Nearer the cross of Jesus,
Nearer the flowing fountain,
That cleanseth me.

2 Nearer the cross of Jesus,
There I would abide;
There let me rest forever,
Near Jesus’ side. [Refrain]

3 Nearer the cross of Jesus,
Let me live and die;
There I will find sweet refuge,
And safety nigh. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Nearer the cross of Jesus
Title: Nearer The Cross
Author: Charlotte Abbey (1890)
Language: English
Source: Notes of Praise (Vicksburg, Miss,: F. M. Davis, 1890)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [Nearer the cross of Jesus]
Composer: Frank Marion Davis
Key: G Major or modal
Copyright: Public Domain



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