English
Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross
- Author
- Fanny J. Crosby
- Tune
- NEAR THE CROSS (7, 6, 7, 6. With Refrain)
- Composer
- W. Howard Doane
- Copyright
- ✓ Public Domain Verified
Verse 1
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.
Verse 2
Near the cross, a trembling soul Love and mercy found me; There the Bright and Morning Star Sheds its beams around me.
Verse 3
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.
Verse 4
Near the cross I'll watch and wait, Hoping, trusting ever, Till I reach the golden strand, Just beyond the river.
Public Domain Information
- Text
- Public Domain
- Tune
- Public Domain
- Verified
- October 3, 2026
- Verification sources
- The Army and Navy Hymnal (Public Domain Archive)
Public Domain status verified for the listed text/source.
Rights & Sources
- Text Rights
- Public Domain The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920), hymn no. 200, scan page 207 (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Army_and_Navy_Hymnal.djvu/207). Credit as printed: Fanny J. Crosby. Text author: Fanny J. Crosby (1820–1915; dates from Wikidata Q257456, linked from the Wikisource author page). Published in the United States before 1931 and the author died more than 70 years ago (1915): public domain. The page's notice "Copyright by W. Howard Doane" concerns Doane's tune (1868); no music is distributed.
- Tune Rights
- Public Domain Tune NEAR THE CROSS by W. Howard Doane (1868), printed in The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920). https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=The+Army+and+Navy+Hymnal%2FHymns%2FJesus%2C+Keep+Me+Near+the+Cross&oldid=13800151
- Translation Rights
- Not applicable (original-language text)
- Arrangement Rights
- No BibleSlide arrangement provided
- Recording Rights
- No recording provided
- Score / sheet music Rights
- No sheet music provided