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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 301 · Words: Fanny Crosby · Tune: NEAR THE CROSS
Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →Written by Fanny J. Crosby in 1869, this hymn expresses the believer's longing to remain close to Christ through the imagery of the cross. The refrain declares the cross as the source of eternal glory and the soul's ultimate rest.
Verse 1
Jesus, keep me
near the cross;
there a precious fountain,
free to all, a healing stream,
flows from
Calvary’s mountain.
Refrain
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.
Refrain
In the cross, in the cross,
be my glory ever,
till my raptured
soul shall find
rest beyond the river.
Verse 3
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.
Refrain
In the cross, in the cross,
be my glory ever,
till my raptured
soul shall find
rest beyond the river.
Verse 4
Near the cross
I’ll watch and wait,
hoping, trusting ever,
till I reach
the golden strand
just beyond the river.
Refrain
In the cross, in the cross,
be my glory ever,
till my raptured
soul shall find
rest beyond the river.
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