1
Jezi, kenbe m pre lakwa;
San ou te vèse la,
Pou l kab pirifye tout nanm
Ki ta plonje ladan.

Kè
Pre lakwa, pre lakwa,
Mwen vle toujou rete,
Jouk Jezi vini chache m
Pou l ka ban mwen lajwa.

2
Pre lakwa, nanm mwen tranble;
lanmou li te jwenn mwen,
Lè limyè li te antre,
Li te chanje kè mwen.

3
Pre lakwa, o Bon Sovè!
Fè m sonje soufrans ou,
Ede m mache byen chak jou
Anba lonbraj Kalvè.

4
Pre lakwa m ape veye,
Kwè, obeyi, priye,
Jouk tan lè a va sonnen
Pou l vin chache mwen.

1
Jesus, keep me near the cross,
There a precious fountain;
Free to all, a healing stream,
Flows from Calv’ry’s mountain.

Refrain:
In the cross, in the cross
Be my glory ever,
Till my ransomed soul shall find
Rest beyond the river.

2
Near the cross, a trembling soul,
Love and mercy found me;
There the Bright and Morning Star
Shed His beams around me.

3
Near the cross! O lamb of God,
Bring its scenes before me;
Help me walk from day to day
With its shadow o’er me.

4
Near the cross! I’ll watch and wait,
Hoping, trusting ever;
Till I reach the golden strand,
Just beyond the river.