Sunday Hymn: Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross

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
Sheds its beams around me.

Near the cross! O Lamb of God,
Bring its scenes be­fore me;
Help me walk from day to day,
With its sha­dows o’er me.

Near the cross I’ll watch and wait
Hoping, trust­ing ev­er,
Till I reach the gold­en strand,
Just be­yond the riv­er.

—Fan­ny Cros­by

Sunday Hymn: Blessed Assurance

Blessèd as­sur­ance, Je­sus is mine!
O what a fore­taste of glo­ry di­vine!
Heir of sal­va­tion, pur­chase of God,
Born of His Spir­it, washed in His blood.

Refrain

This is my sto­ry, this is my song,
Praising my Sav­ior, all the day long;
This is my sto­ry, this is my song,
Praising my Sav­ior, all the day long.

Perfect sub­mis­sion, per­fect de­light,
Visions of ra­pture now burst on my sight;
Angels des­cend­ing bring from above
Echoes of mer­cy, whis­pers of love.

Perfect sub­mission, all is at rest
I in my Sav­ior am hap­py and blest,
Watching and wait­ing, look­ing ab­ove,
Filled with His good­ness, lost in His love.

—Fan­ny Cros­by

Sunday Hymn: Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior

Pass me not, O gen­tle Sav­ior,
Hear my hum­ble cry;
While on oth­ers Thou art call­ing,
Do not pass me by.

Refrain

Savior, Sav­ior,
Hear my hum­ble cry;
While on oth­ers Thou art call­ing,
Do not pass me by.

Let me at Thy throne of mer­cy
Find a sweet re­lief,
Kneeling there in deep con­tri­tion;
Help my un­be­lief.

Trusting on­ly in Thy mer­it,
Would I seek Thy face;
Heal my wound­ed, brok­en spir­it,
Save me by Thy grace.

Thou the Spring of all my com­fort,
More than life to me,
Whom have I on earth be­side Thee?
Whom in Heav’n but Thee?

—Fan­ny Cros­by