Jesus, keep me near the cross
by Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)
Representative text
As printed in The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal (1985), no. 312.
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.
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.
Verse 4
Near the cross I’ll watch and wait, Hoping, trusting ever, Till I reach the golden strand Just beyond the river.