Jesus Keep Me Near The Cross Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays511

Jesus Keep Me Near The Cross by Jim Reeves is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F and G7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
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C             F                
Jesus keep me near the cross   
C                G7  
There a precious fountain  
C             F               
Free to all a healing stream  
C          G7            C  
Flows from Calvary's mountain  

             F             
In the cross in the cross  
C           G7  
Be my glory ever  
C                F                 
Till my raptured soul shall find   
C           G7    C  
Rest beyond the river  

                    F                
Near the cross I'll watch and wait   
C               G7  
Hoping trusting ever  
C                F               
Till I reach the golden strand   
C           G7    C  
Just beyond the river  

             F             
In the cross in the cross  
C           G7  
Be my glory ever  
C                F                 
Till my raptured soul shall find   
C           G7    C  
Rest beyond the river 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante