| F | F7 | Bb | |
| Jesus, | keep me | near the cross, |
| F | C7 | |
| There a precious | fountain |
| F | F7 | Bb | |
| Free to all, | a | healing stream |
| F | C7 | F | |
| Flows from | Calvary's moun | tain. |
| Chorus: |
| F | Bb | |
| In the cross, | in the cross, |
| F | C7 | |
| Be my glory | ever; |
| F | Bb | |
| Till my raptured | soul shall find |
| F | C7 | F | |
| Rest be | yond the ri | ver. |
| Near the cross, a trembling soul, |
| Love and mercy found me; |
| There the bright and morning star |
| Sheds its beams around me. |
| Chorus |
| 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. |
| Chorus |
| Near the cross I'll watch and wait |
| Hoping, trusting ever, |
| Till I reach the golden strand, |
| Just beyond the river. |
| Chorus |