Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross
Composer: Fanny Crosby
Melody: William Howard Doane
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Verse 1: @0:12
[A.]Je[A#]sus, [A.]keep [G]me [F.]near [D]the [D..]cross
[C.]There [F]a [F.]pre[A]cious [A..]foun[G..]tain
[A.]Free [A#]to [A.]all, [G]a [F.]hea[D]ling [D..]stream
[C.]Flows [F]from [F.]Calv’[E]ry’s [G..]moun[F..]tain
[A.]In [C²]the [C²..]cross, [/] [A#]in [D²]the [D²..]cross
[C².]Be [D²]my [C².]glo[A]ry [A..]e[G..]ver
[A.]Till [A#]my [A.]rap[G]tur’d [F.]soul [D]shall [D..]find
[C.]Rest [F]be[F.]yond [E]the [G..]ri[F….]ver
Verse 2: @1:06
[A.]Near [A#]the [A.]cross, [G]a [F.]trem[D]bling [D..]soul
[C.]Love [F]and [F.]mer[A]cy [A..]found [G..]me
[A.]There [A#]the [A.]Bright [G]and [F.]Mor[D]ning [D..]Star
[C.]Shed [F]His [F.]beams [E]a[G..]round [F..]me
[A.]In [C²]the [C²..]cross, [/] [A#]in [D²]the [D²..]cross
[C².]Be [D²]my [C².]glo[A]ry [A..]e[G..]ver
[A.]Till [A#]my [A.]rap[G]tur’d [F.]soul [D]shall [D..]find
[C.]Rest [F]be[F.]yond [E]the [G..]ri[F….]ver
Verse 3: @2:01
[A.]Near [A#]the [A.]cross! [G]O [F.]Lamb [D]of [D..]God
[C.]Bring [F]its [F.]scenes [A]be[A..]fore [G..]me
[A.]Help [A#]me [A.]walk [G]from [F.]day [D]to [D..]day
[C.]With [F]its [F.]sha[E]dow [G..]o’er [F..]me
[A.]In [C²]the [C²..]cross, [/] [A#]in [D²]the [D²..]cross
[C².]Be [D²]my [C².]glo[A]ry [A..]e[G..]ver
[A.]Till [A#]my [A.]rap[G]tur’d [F.]soul [D]shall [D..]find
[C.]Rest [F]be[F.]yond [E]the [G..]ri[F….]ver
Verse 4: @2:56
[A.]Near [A#]the [A.]cross! [G]I’ll [F.]watch [D]and [D..]wait
[C.]Ho[F]ping, [F.]trus[A]ting [A..]e[G..]ver
[A.]Till [A#]I [A.]reach [G]the [F.]gol[D]den [D..]strand
[C.]Just [F]be[F.]yond [E]the [G..]ri[F..]ver
[A.]In [C²]the [C²..]cross, [/] [A#]in [D²]the [D²..]cross
[C².]Be [D²]my [C².]glo[A]ry [A..]e[G..]ver
[A.]Till [A#]my [A.]rap[G]tur’d [F.]soul [D]shall [D..]find
[C.]Rest [F]be[F.]yond [E]the [G..]ri[F….]ver
