![]() ![]() ![]() Here’s the sublime Alison Krauss, along with Ron Block on an amateur recording of the song. Doane is universally linked to this song. I like to think this is less sentimental than some of Frances Van Alstyne’s other compositions, but the significance of the subject matter makes it affecting none the less. Of course each service should have so much more. It’s hard to be in a service where this is sung and assert you’ve never encountered the Gospel. That’s why I like songs like Jesus Keep Me Near The Cross. Various truths about God doing wonderful things and redemption are spoken of, and Jesus is referred to as being someone worth knowing and following.Īs one of my friends termed it the worship is more ‘Godian’ than ‘Christian’. You know it’s possible to attend a service where the person and work of Jesus are scantly referred to and demonstrated to be the ground for the new life which Christians have.
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