Near the Cross

"Near the Cross", alternatively titled "Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross" or "In the Cross", is a Christian hymn written by Fanny Crosby and published in 1869.[1]

Near the Cross
by Fanny Crosby
Fanny Crosby
Genre	Hymn
Written	1869
Based on	Galatians 6:14
Meter	7.6.7.6 with refrain
Melody	"Near the Cross" by William Howard Doane

Composition

The tune was composed by William Howard Doane before Crosby wrote the lyrics.[2] The song is in F major and ⁶
₈ time. It remains one of Crosby's best-known hymns and has been translated into several languages, including German[3], Russian[4], Haitian Creole[5], and Spanish.[6]

William Howard Doane

Lyrics

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.

Near the cross, a trembling soul,
Love and mercy found me,
There the Bright and Morning Star
Shed its beams around me.

Near the cross! O Lamb of God,
Brings 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.
[7]

See also

• List of works by Fanny Crosby

References

1. http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Near_the_Cross/
2. https://hymnary.org/text/jesus_keep_me_near_the_cross
3. http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/[e-mail]
4. http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/[e-mail]
5. https://hymnary.org/hymn/ANC1979/17
6. http://cantosyoraciones.blogspot.com/2015/01/184-en-jesus-mi-salvador.html
7. https://hymnary.org/text/jesus_keep_me_near_the_cross/fulltexts