312   Near the Cross




[1]
Jesus keep me 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 raptured soul shall find
Rest beyond the river.

[2]
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 raptured soul shall find
Rest beyond the river.

[3]
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 raptured soul shall find
Rest beyond the river.

[4]
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 raptured soul shall find
Rest beyond the river.