She was a living demonstration of 2 Corinthians 5:7 : We walk by faith and not by sight. Blinded in infancy, Fanny Crosby was the author of more than 8000 hymns during her long and fruitful life and has been an influence in Christian song and hearts for more than a century. She died in Bridgeport, Connecticut on this date in 1915.



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.