The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

NEAR THE CROSS

JESUS KEEP ME NEAR THE CROSS, THERE A PRECIOUS FOUNTAIN,
FREE TO ALL A HEALING STREAM, FLOWS FROM
CALVERY MOUNTAIN.

THERE THE BRIGHT AND MORNING STAR SHED ITS BEAM
AROUND ME
TILL I REACH THE GOLDEN STRAND, JUST
BEYOND THE RIVER.
CHORUS
IN THE CROSS, IN THE CROSS, BE MY GLORY EVER
TILL MY RAPTURED SOUL SHALL FIND REST BEYOND THE
RIVER.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: 01-20-1971