Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#225

225. Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me

1. Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in thee!
Let the water and the blood,
From thy wounded side which flowed
Be of sin the double cure,
Save from wrath and make me pure.

2. Not the labors of my hands
Can fulfill thy law's demands;
Could my zeal no respite know,
Could my tears forever flow,
All for sin could not atone;
Thou must save and thou alone.

3. Nothing in my hand I bring;
Simply to the cross I cling;
Naked come to thee for dress;
Helpless, look to thee for grace;
Foul, I to the fountain fly;
Wash me, Savior, or I die!

4. While I draw this fleeting breath,
When my eyes shall close in death,
When I soar to worlds unknown,
See thee on thy judgment throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Rock of Ages, cleft for me
• Title: Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me
• Author: Augustus Toplady (1776)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  Galatians 6:14
  ;
  2 Corinthians 4:8
• Topic: Ordinary Time: Week 9
• Notes: Text by Anglican priest Augustus Toplady, from Psalms and Hymns for Public and Private Worship (1776), alt.

Tune Information

• Name: TOPLADY
• Composer: Thomas Hastings (1831)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7
• Incipit: 56531 65
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Tune Toplady by American composer-compiler Thomas Hastings, from Spiritual Songs (1831), arr. as in Church Melodies (1858).