1 Jesus, keep me near the cross,
In the cross, in the cross,
Be my glory ever;
From the cross my ransomed soul
Nothing then shall sever.
2 Near the cross, a trembling soul,
In the cross, in the cross,
Be my glory ever;
From the cross my ransomed soul
Nothing then shall sever.
3 Near the cross! O Lamb of God,
In the cross, in the cross,
Be my glory ever;
From the cross my ransomed soul
Nothing then shall sever.
4 Near the cross I'll watch and wait,
In the cross, in the cross,
Be my glory ever;
From the cross my ransomed soul
Nothing then shall sever.