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SDA Hymnal 312

Near the Cross

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1Jesus, keep me near the cross,
There a precious fountain
Free to all, a healing stream,
Flows from Calvary's mountain.

RefrainIn the cross, in the cross,
Be my glory ever,
Till my raptured soul shall find
Rest beyond the river.

2Near the cross, a trembling soul,
Love and mercy found me;
There the bright and Morning Star
Sheds its beams around me.

3Near the cross! O Lamb of God,
Bring its scenes before me;
Help me walk from day to day,
With its shadows o'er me.

4Near the cross I'll watch and wait,
Hoping, trusting ever,
Till I reach the golden strand,
Just beyond the river.

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The verse

Meter: 7.6.7.7
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 87% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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Verse 1

Jesus, keep me near the cross,/˘/˘/˘/7A

There a precious fountain/˘/˘/˘6B

Free to all, a healing stream,/˘/˘/˘/7C

Flows from Calvary's mountain./˘/˘˘/˘7B

Verse 2

Near the cross, a trembling soul,/˘/˘/˘˘/8A

Love and mercy found me;/˘/˘/˘6B

There the bright and Morning Star/˘/˘/˘/7C

Sheds its beams around me./˘/˘/˘6B

Verse 3

Near the cross! O Lamb of God,/˘/˘/˘/7A

Bring its scenes before me;/˘/˘/˘6B

Help me walk from day to day,/˘/˘/˘/7C

With its shadows o'er me.˘˘///˘6B

Verse 4

Near the cross I'll watch and wait,/˘///˘/7A

Hoping, trusting ever,/˘/˘/˘6B

Till I reach the golden strand,/˘/˘/˘/7C

Just beyond the river./˘/˘/˘6D

Refrain

In the cross, in the cross,˘˘/˘˘/6A

Be my glory ever,˘˘/˘/˘6B

Till my raptured soul shall find/˘/˘/˘/7C

Rest beyond the river./˘/˘/˘6D

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.