Words: Fanny Crosby
Music: William Doane
From: Guitar Picker - www.gospelmusic.org.uk
Near the Cross

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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 Calvary’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 raptured soul shall find
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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.

Chorus

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.

Chorus

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

Chorus