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Hymn: jesus keep me near the cross12/11/2022 ![]() In 1872 wrote “Beneath the Cross of Jesus” ( UM Hymnal, No. ![]() Is reminiscent of another Romantic-era poet, Elizabeth C. Stanza three invites us to meditate upon the Cross-“bring its scenesīefore me.” The “shadow” of the Cross falls on my daily path. Source of a “healing stream” (stanza one) and a place where “the brightĪnd morning star sheds its beams” on us (stanza two). Though an instrument of cruel punishment and torture, the Cross is a From it flows a “preciousįountain”-an image perhaps borrowed from the 18th-century poet WilliamĬowper and his hymn “There is a fountain filled with blood” ( UM Hymnal, No. We might draw near for refuge and solace. The joy of heaven come together, is a kind of spiritual altar to which The Cross, a place where the pain of earth and The glory of the Cross, a theme of the refrain, is a common metaphor of Pursuing love and mercy, Jesus, the Lamb of God, beyond the river ofĭeath-heaven with its golden streets-and rest for the post-Raptured Texts by Crosby that combine vivid imagery (she was blinded in herĬhildhood) and powerful biblical and evangelical metaphors: the Cross, aįountain of healing streams, free grace, the daily walk of faith, God’s The text-a practice that was not uncommon in their relationship. It was Doane who wrote the music and then gave it to Fanny Crosby to add Allen,Īt least two of whom were famous writers of gospel song tunes. (1869), compiled by Bradbury, Doane, W.F. This hymn first appeared in the collection Bright Jewels Hymnals identify her as Frances Van Alstyne, her married name. She married blind musician Alexander Van Alstyne. Most prominent gospel song composers of the day including Williamīradbury, William Doane and Ira Sankey. Her texts were set to the compositions of some of the
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