Jesus keep me near the cross there a precious fountain Free to all a healing stream flows from Calv'ry's 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... [ piano ] Near the cross I'll watch and wait hoping trusting ever Till I reach the golden strand just beyond the river In the cross in the cross...