Jesus, keep me near the cross—there a precious fountain,
Free to all, a healing stream, flows from Calvary’s mountain.
Chorus:
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.