( Wikimedia) The full artwork can be viewed here. Excerpt from a painting located in the Basilica of Saint Nicolas in Tolentino, Italy. Have a blessed paschal holiday as we contemplate our amazing Saviour and our amazing salvation! His death was followed by his resurrection, and then by his ascension to his place of glory in the heavenly realms.
3:18).Īs followers of Jesus, there is the wondrous tension and challenge of understanding and living out the sacrifice of the cross and of understanding and living out the triumph of the risen and exalted Jesus … because Jesus did not stay on the cross. We need to keep near the cross, but we also need to keep moving further into our new life as we continue to be transformed and conformed into Jesus’ likeness (e.g. The cross is the doorway into the new life that Jesus offers to every woman and man, girl and boy, on the planet (John 10:9). Jesus’ death on the cross, and his atonement for our sin, allows us today to enter into a new and living way (Heb. Thygerson, William Howard Doane This is a subscriber feature. Even though it was a historic event that occurred in the ancient past, its ramifications continue. Jesus Keep Me Near The Cross (Near The Cross) Jesus Keep Me Near The Cross (Near The Cross) Fanny Jane Crosby, Robert W. Jesus’ crucifixion is, of course, central to our faith and hope as Christians. ‘Till my ransomed soul shall find rest beyond the river. In the cross, in the cross, be my glory ever ‘Till I reach the golden strand just beyond the river. Near the cross I’ll watch and wait, hoping, trusting ever Help me walk from day to day with its shadow o’er me. Near the cross! O Lamb of God, bring its scenes before me. There the bright and morning star sheds its beams around me. Near the cross, a trembling soul, love and mercy found me. Jesus, keep me near the cross there a precious fountain.įree to all, a healing stream flows from Calvary’s mountain. The contemporary worship classic is interwoven with the treasured American folk hymn Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross in this gentle, yet dynamic ballad. On this special day of the year, Good Friday, I’m sharing it here with you. It was sung regularly in the Reformed Church I belonged to as a child, and since then I’ve sung it frequently during my own times of worship … and in the car … and anywhere really, despite having a slight qualm about the wording in a couple of lines. For more information on Fanny Crosby click here.“In the Cross,” written by Fanny Crosby, is one of my favourite hymns.
She was much influenced by the revivals sweeping the nation at the time. She wrote hymns until about a year before she passed away. She is credited with saying that blindness was a gift, for if she could see, she might become distracted from writing hymns. She was a friend of many presidents and worked hard to improve conditions for the blind. Being taught to sing spurred on her interest in writing her own music. She became blind at a young age and was educated at the New York Institute for the Blind.
Verse 1: Jesus, keep me near the cross, there a precious fountain, free to all, a healing stream, flows from Calvarys mountain. Crosby.įanny Crosby was a prolific hymn writer with over 8,000 hymns to her credit. Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross is a great example of this. Click here to go to my disclosure policy.Īuthored by Fanny Crosby ,I have enjoyed singing Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross, as far back as I can remember.