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Text: | Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me |
Author: | Augustus M. Toplady, 1740-1778 |
Tune: | TOPLADY |
Composer: | Thomas Hastings, 1784-1872 |
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 pow'r.
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 thy 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 mine eyelids 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 | |
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First Line: | Rock of Ages, cleft for me |
Title: | Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me |
Author: | Augustus M. Toplady, 1740-1778 |
Meter: | 77 77 77 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1978 |
Topic: | Christian Hope; Faith |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | TOPLADY |
Composer: | Thomas Hastings, 1784-1872 |
Meter: | 77 77 77 |
Key: | B♭ Major |