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| Text: | Rock of Ages |
| Author: | A. M. Toplady |
| Tune: | REDHEAD 76 (PETRA) |
| Composer: | Richard Redhead |
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,
cleanse me from its guilt and power.
2 Should my tears for ever flow,
should my zeal no respite know,
all for sin could not atone;
thou must save, and thou alone;
in my hand no price I bring,
simply to thy cross I cling.
3 While I draw this fleeting breath,
when mine eyelids close in death,
when I rise to worlds unknown
and behold thee on thy 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 |
| Author: | A. M. Toplady (1776, alt.) |
| Meter: | 77.77.77 |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1985 |
| Topic: | Faith and Aspiration; Jesus Christ: Passion and Cross; Jesus Christ: Rock of Ages (1 more...) |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | REDHEAD 76 (PETRA) |
| Composer: | Richard Redhead (1853) |
| Meter: | 77.77.77 |
| Key: | E♭ Major |
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