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421a | Trinity Hymnal#421b | 422 |
Text: | Rock of Ages, cleft for me |
Alterer (st 4, line 2): | Thomas Cotterill |
Author: | Augustus M. Toplady |
Tune: | AJALON (REDHEAD NO. 76) |
Composer: | Richard Redhead |
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 fulfil 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;
Foul, I to the Fountain fly;
Wash me, Saviour, 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.
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Rock of Ages, cleft for me |
Author: | Augustus M. Toplady (1776) |
Alterer (st 4, line 2): | Thomas Cotterill (1815) |
Meter: | 7. 7. 7. 7. 7. 7. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1961 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | Assurance; Christ: Atoning work of; Christ: Rock(4 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | AJALON (REDHEAD NO. 76) |
Composer: | Richard Redhead (1853) |
Meter: | 7. 7. 7. 7. 7. 7. |
Key: | E♭ Major |