Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross
Composer: Fanny Crosby
Melody: William Howard Doane
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Intro:
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Verse 1: @0:12
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Jesus, keep me near the cross
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There a precious fountain
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Free to all, a healing stream
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Flows from Calv’ry’s mountain
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In the cross, in the cross
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Be my glory ever
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Till my raptur’d soul shall find
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Rest beyond the river
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Verse 2: @1:06
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Near the cross, a trembling soul,
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Love and mercy found me;
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There the Bright and Morning Star
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Shed His beams around me
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In the cross, in the cross
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Be my glory ever
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Till my raptur’d soul shall find
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Rest beyond the river
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Verse 3: @2:01
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Near the cross! O Lamb of God,
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Bring its scenes before me
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Help me walk from day to day
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With its shadow o’er me
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In the cross, in the cross
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Be my glory ever
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Till my raptur’d soul shall find
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Rest beyond the river
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Verse 4: @2:56
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Near the cross! I’ll watch and wait
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Hoping, trusting ever
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Till I reach the golden strand
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Just beyond the river
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In the cross, in the cross
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Be my glory ever
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Till my raptur’d soul shall find
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Rest beyond the river
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