Text: | Rock of Ages, cleft for me |
Author: | Augustus Montague Toplady (1740-1778) |
Tune: | PETRA (REDHEAD No. 76) |
Composer: | Richard Redhead (1820-1901) |
1 Rock of ages cleft for me,
let me hide myself in thee;
let the water and the blood,
from thy riven side which flowed,
be of sin the double cure,
cleanse me from its guilt and power.
2 Not the labours of my hands
can fulfill thy law's demands;
could my zeal no respite know,
could my tears for ever flow,
all for sin could not atone;
thou must save, and thou alone.
3 Nothing in my hand I bring,
simply to thy cross I cling;
naked, come to thee for dress;
helpless, look to thee for grace;
stained by sin, to thee I fly;
wash me, Saviour, or I die.
4 While I draw this fleeting breath,
when my eyelids close in death,
when I soar through realms unknown,
see thee on thy judgement throne,
Rock of ages, cleft for me,
let me hide myself in thee.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Rock of Ages, cleft for me |
Author: | Augustus Montague Toplady (1740-1778) |
Meter: | 7777 77 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2008 |
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Topic: | Life in Christ: Our Response to Christ - In Devotion; Death and Bereavement; God: in grace and mercy(1 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | PETRA (REDHEAD No. 76) |
Composer: | Richard Redhead (1820-1901) |
Meter: | 7777 77 |
Key: | E♭ Major |
Source: | Church Hymn Tunes, 1853 |