NEAR THE CROSS

Jesus, keep me near the cross, There a precious fountain, Free to all, a healing
Stream, Flows from Calv’ry’s mountain.

CHORUS
In the cross, in the cross,
Be my glory ever;
Till my raptured soul shall find
Rest beyond the river.

Near the cross, a trembling soul, Love and mercy found me;
There the Bright
And Morning Star Sheds its beams
Around me.

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.

Near the cross I’ll watch and wait, Hoping, trusting, ever.
Till I reach the
Golden strand, Just beyond the river.