Jesus, I want to be near the cross Jesus keep me near the cross (Jesus keep me, Jesus keep me near the cross) There a precious fountain (There a fountain
On a hill far away Stood an old rugged cross The emblem of suffering and shame And I love that old cross Where the dearest and best For a world of lost
eyes Well, he said to a thief who was begging him for mercy that "today you'll live in paradise." Chorus: And I'm saved like the criminal on the cross
