Near The Cross

2. Near the Cross – Lyrics: Fanny J. Crosby
(public domain)

2. Near the Cross (Words: Fanny J. Crosby. Music: William H. Doane. 1869)
Lead Vocal: Darrin Vincent
Tenor Vocal: Jamie Dailey
Baritone Vocal: Doyle Lawson
Bass Vocal: Glenn Dustin
“That’s a big Church of Christ song, which we sing almost every Sunday,” says Jamie. Putnam County, New York, native Fanny Crosby, blinded in infancy, wrote words to more than 8,000 hymns, including “Blessed Assurance” and “Pass Me Not.”