30
Apr '22
Seize the Moment – Day 774
30
Apr '22
Today’s hymn focus will be
Near the Cross
Galatians 6:14(ESV)
“But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.”
This is another beautiful hymn given to us by Fanny Crosby. Her friend, William Doane, wrote the music then gave it to her to write the text of the hymn.
Combining vivid imagery and powerful biblical metaphors of the Cross, free grace, healing streams, rest and a daily walk of faith with God, she wrote these words that we sing today.
In the cross, in the cross, be my glory every
Till my raptured soul shall find, rest beyond the river.
We need to wake up to see and realize that the place of torture, the Cross, became the source of the healing stream and a place where the bright and morning star of heaven, Jesus, shines His love for us. Her words have painted a vivid scene as if it were present and she could see it, even though she had been blind shortly after birth.
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Near the Cross
1
Jesus, keep me near the cross,
There a precious fountain;
Free to all, a healing stream,
Flows from Calv’ry’s mountain.
There a precious fountain;
Free to all, a healing stream,
Flows from Calv’ry’s mountain.
Refrain:
In the cross, in the cross
Be my glory ever,
Till my ransomed soul shall find
Rest beyond the river.
In the cross, in the cross
Be my glory ever,
Till my ransomed soul shall find
Rest beyond the river.
2
Near the cross, a trembling soul,
Love and mercy found me;
There the Bright and Morning Star
Shed His beams around me. [Refrain]
Love and mercy found me;
There the Bright and Morning Star
Shed His beams around me. [Refrain]
3
Near the cross! O lamb of God,
Bring its scenes before me;
Help me walk from day to day
With its shadow o’er me. [Refrain]
Bring its scenes before me;
Help me walk from day to day
With its shadow o’er me. [Refrain]
4
Near the cross! I’ll watch and wait,
Hoping, trusting ever;
Till I reach the golden strand,
Just beyond the river. [Refrain]
Hoping, trusting ever;
Till I reach the golden strand,
Just beyond the river. [Refrain]