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312- Near the Cross

Gospel: Consecration

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.

2

  • Near the cross, a trembling soul,
  • Love and mercy found me;
  • There the bright and Morning Star
  • Sheds its beams around me.

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.

4

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