132 Near the cross
[V1]
132.
NEAR THE CROSS.
Jesus, keep near the cross,
There a precious fountain;
Free to all, a healing stream,
Flows from Calvary’s mountain
132.
NEAR THE CROSS.
Jesus, keep near the cross,
There a precious fountain;
Free to all, a healing stream,
Flows from Calvary’s mountain
[C]
In the Cross, in the cross,
Be my glory ever;
Till my rapture’d soul shall find,
Rest beyond the river.
In the Cross, in the cross,
Be my glory ever;
Till my rapture’d soul shall find,
Rest beyond the river.
[V2]
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, a trembling soul,
Love and mercy found me;
There the bright and Morning Star,
Sheds its beams around me.
[C]
In the Cross, in the cross,
Be my glory ever;
Till my rapture’d soul shall find,
Rest beyond the river.
In the Cross, in the cross,
Be my glory ever;
Till my rapture’d soul shall find,
Rest beyond the river.
[V3]
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! O Lamb of God,
Bring its scenes before me;
Help me walk from day to day,
With its shadows o’er me
[C]
In the Cross, in the cross,
Be my glory ever;
Till my rapture’d soul shall find,
Rest beyond the river.
In the Cross, in the cross,
Be my glory ever;
Till my rapture’d soul shall find,
Rest beyond the river.
[V4]
Near the cross I’ll watch and wait,
Hoping, trusting ever;
Till I reach the golden strand,
Just beyond the river.
Near the cross I’ll watch and wait,
Hoping, trusting ever;
Till I reach the golden strand,
Just beyond the river.
[C]
In the Cross, in the cross,
Be my glory ever;
Till my rapture’d soul shall find,
Rest beyond the river.
In the Cross, in the cross,
Be my glory ever;
Till my rapture’d soul shall find,
Rest beyond the river.