Near the Cross

Hymn lyrics by Fanny Crosby,
Music by William Howard Doane

Verse 1

Jesus, keep me near the cross,

There a precious fountain

Free to all, a healing stream

Flows from Calvary’s mountain.

Chorus

In the cross, in the cross,

Be my glory ever;

Till my raptured soul shall find

Rest beyond the river.

Verse 2

Near the cross, a trembling soul,

Love and mercy found me;

There the bright and morning star

Sheds its beams around me.

Chorus

Verse 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

Verse 4

Near the cross I’ll watch and wait,

Hoping, trusting ever,

Till I reach the golden strand,

Just beyond the river.

Chorus