178:Jesus, keep me near the cross
| Tunes: | Healing Stream, 237 | Near the cross, 238 |
| Meter: | 7.6.7.6. Trochaic |
JESUS, keep me near the cross;
There a precious fountain,
Free to all, a healing stream,
Flows from Calvary?s mountain.
2 Near the cross, a trembling soul,
Love and mercy found me;
There the bright and morning star
Shed its beams around me.
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.
4 Near the cross I?ll watch and wait,
Hoping, trusting ever,
Till I reach the golden strand
Just beyond the river.
Chorus
In the cross, in the cross,
Be my glory ever;
Till my raptured soul shall find
Rest beyond the river.
There a precious fountain,
Free to all, a healing stream,
Flows from Calvary?s mountain.
2 Near the cross, a trembling soul,
Love and mercy found me;
There the bright and morning star
Shed its beams around me.
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.
4 Near the cross I?ll watch and wait,
Hoping, trusting ever,
Till I reach the golden strand
Just beyond the river.
Chorus
In the cross, in the cross,
Be my glory ever;
Till my raptured soul shall find
Rest beyond the river.
Fanny
Bible reference
Matthew 11:29
Galatians 6:14 (Key verse)
Revelation 22:16
Tunes linked to this song
237:Healing Stream
237:Healing Stream
| Composer: | Heinrich |
| Metronome: | 0 |
| Meter: | 7.6.7.6. Trochaic |
238:Near the cross
238:Near the cross
| Composer: | William Howard |
| Metronome: | 0 |
| Meter: | 7.6.7.6. Trochaic |