For those of you who have a copy, it is hymn #216. This is the wording that is used in the Chinese translation of the hymn in The New Chinese Hymnal. Chorus: In the cross, in the cross, be my glory ever til my raptured soul shall find, rest beyond the river.
Refrain In the cross, in the cross, be my glory ever, till my raptured soul shall find rest beyond the river. Jesus, keep me near the cross, there a precious fountain, free to all, a healing stream, flows from Calvarys mountain. Verse 2: Near the cross, a trembling soul, love and mercy found me there the bright and morning star sheds its beams around me. Jesus, keep me near the cross there a precious fountain, free to all, a healing stream, flows from Calvarys mountain. ” One hymnal, The Revival Hymns and Choruses, published by the Bible Presbyterian Church of Singapore in 1970, has slightly different wording: Verse 1: Jesus, keep me near the cross, there a precious fountain, free to all, a healing stream, flows from Calvarys mountain.
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Jesus Keep Me Near The Cross, from the album Near The Cross Vol. The third line of the refrain, “till my raptured soul shall find.” is often rendered as “till my ransomed soul shall find. Jesus Keep Me Near The Cross is an English language song and is sung by Rev. These are the lyrics, as they appear in The Methodist Hymnal, published in 1989:ĭifferent hymnals have slightly different versions of the refrain. Clearly it was near the cross that Crosby found hope in the midst of her suffering. Crosby, the hymn first appeared in a published hymnal in 1869.Ĭrosby, who despite being blind from the age of six weeks, paints a beautiful picture of the healing and mercy that are found at the cross.
One translated hymn that is much loved by Chinese Christians who worship in unregistered churches as well as those who worship in registered churches is “Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross.” Written by the prolific American hymn writer, Fanny J.