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First Line:
Jesus, keep me near the cross
Title:
Near the Cross
Author:
Fanny Crosby (1869)
Meter:
7.6.7.6 with refrain
Language:
English
Refrain First Line:
In the cross, in the cross
Notes:
Polish translation: See "Przy Twym krzyżu pragnę być" by Adela Bajko; Spanish translation: See "Cristo, acércame a la cruz" by George Paul Simmonds; Swahili translation: See "Yesu unihifadhi"
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Title:
NEAR THE CROSS (Doane)
Composer:
W. Howard Doane (1869)
Meter:
7.6.7.6 with refrain
Copyright:
Public Domain