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