- Music written by
- William H. Doane
- Lyrics written by
- Fanny J. Crosby
- Publication date
- 1869
- Language
- English
- ISWC
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T-909.660.741-9 ISWC
- Comments
-
aka "Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross". Christian hymn written by Crosby in 1869 set to an earlier tune written by Doane.
Lyrics start off - "Jesus, keep me near the cross...." - Licensing
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Versions
Near the Cross written by William H. Doane, Fanny J. Crosby English
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Near the Cross | Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wheeler | January 1911 | ||
| Near the Cross | Sister Rosetta Tharpe with The Anita Kerr Singers | March 1952 | |||
| Near the Cross | Paul Mullins and The Backwoods Boys Quartet | March 1967 | |||
| Near the Cross | John Jackson | 1968 | |||
| Near the Cross | Blue Ridge Quartet | 1968 | |||
| Near the Cross | Tom Netherton | 1976 | |||
| Near the Cross | The Blackwood Brothers | 1979 | |||
| Near the Cross | Country Ham | 1981 | |||
| The Old Rugged Cross - Near the Cross | Andy Griffith | 1995 | Medley | ||
| Near the Cross | The Ruppes | February 13, 2001 | |||
| Near the Cross | Iris DeMent | November 2, 2004 | |||
| Hymns of the Cross | The Vocal Majority | 2006 | Medley | ||
| Near the Cross | Ricky Skaggs & The Whites | 2007 | |||
| Near the Cross | The Spurlock Family | 2009 | |||
| Near the Cross | Michael W. Smith | March 24, 2014 | |||
| Near the Cross | Chosen Road | May 16, 2016 | |||
| Near the Cross | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | December 30, 2016 | Released more than 10 years after its recording | ||
| Near the Cross | The Petersens | August 18, 2020 | Live |
Near the Cross written by William H. Doane instrumental
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
i | Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross | Lorin Whitney | 1948 | |
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i | Near the Cross | Maceo Woods | October 1955 | |
| i | Near the Cross | George Lewis [US1] | 1965 | ||
| i | Near the Cross | Jerry Smith at the Piano | 1975 | ||
| i | Near the Cross | Jack Jezzro | 1990 | ||
| i | Near the Cross | Grand Dominion Jazz Band | October 31, 1995 | ||
| i | Near the Cross | Sammy Rimington | 2001 | ||
| i | Near the Cross | Sunset Café Stompers | 2002 | Unverified | |
| i | Near the Cross | Rick Foster | November 15, 2011 | ||
| i | Near the Cross | Brian Carrick's Algiers Stompers | 2013 |