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Text:Near the Cross
Author:Fanny J. Crosby
Tune:[Jesus, keep me near the Cross]
Composer:W. H. Doane

23. Near the Cross

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
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 shadows 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
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: 1951
Tune Information
Name: [Jesus, keep me near the Cross]
Composer: W. H. Doane
Key: F Major



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