Youth Melodies and Action Songs ‎#48

48. Rock of Ages

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 Could my tears forever flow,
Could my zeal no languor know,
These 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 my 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, Let me hide myself in Thee
• Title: Rock of Ages
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1952

Tune Information

• Name: [Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee]
• Composer: Thos. Hastings
• Incipit: 56531 65123 21717
• Key: B♭ Major