Jesus, keep me near the cross
There, a precious fountain,
Free to all, a healing stream
Flows from Calvary 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.
In the cross, in the cross
Be my glory ever,
Till my raptured soul shall find
Rest beyond the river.
Near the cross! O Lamb of God
Bring its scenes before me.
Help me walk from day to day
With its shadow o’er me.
In the cross, in the cross
Be my glory ever,
Till my raptured soul shall find
Rest beyond the river.