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