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Jesus, keep me near the cross; There a precious fountain, Free to all, a healing stream, Flows from Calvary's mountain. Refrain: In the cross, in the cross, Be my glory ever, Till my raptured soul shall find Rest beyond the river. Near the cross, a trembling soul, Love and mercy found me, There the Bright and Morning Star Shed its beams around me.
The song was first published in William Eleazar Barton's 1899 Old Plantation Hymns [1] but was described in writings prior to this publication. [2] [3] [4] In 1940, it was included in the Episcopal Church hymnal, making it the first spiritual to be included in any major American hymnal.
The words describe the crucifixion of Jesus and reflect on an appropriate personal response to this event. The hymn is commonly sung with a refrain added in 1885 by Ralph E. Hudson; when this refrain is used, the hymn is sometimes known as "At the Cross". The final line of the first stanza has attracted some criticism, as it leads the singer to ...
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The precise author of "A Closer Walk" is unknown. Circumstantial evidence strongly suggested it dated back to southern African-American churches of the nineteenth century, possibly even prior to the Civil War, as some personal African American histories recall "slaves singing as they worked in the fields a song about walking by the Lord's side."
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I've found a friend in Jesus: C.W. Fry: Tune from unknown source arranged by Sankey [4] 114: Room at the Cross: Look away to the cross of the Crucified One: F.J. Crosby: 125: The Cleansing Fountain: Behold a fountain deep and wide: Ira D. Sankey: 128: Substitution: O Christ, what burdens bow'd thy head: Mrs A.R. Cousin: 139: The Cross of Jesus ...
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