
Author: Horace L. Hastings Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 Appears in 19 hymnals First Line: My soul at last a rest hath found Refrain First Line: O Rock of Ages cleft for me Lyrics: 1 My soul at last a rest hath found,
A rest that will not fail;
A sure and certain anchorage ground
In Christ within the veil.
Refrain:
O Rock of Ages cleft for me,
In Thee my soul securely hide;
My tower of strength, I fly to Thee,
And safely there abide.
2 I’ll hide me in this refuge strong,
From every stormy blast;
And sit and sing until the waves
Of wrath are overpast. [Refrain]
3 Ye comfortless and tempest tossed,
By sins and woes oppressed;
Ye tempted, troubled, ruined, lost,
Come find in Christ your rest. [Refrain]
4 Ye thirsty, from this smitten Rock
Life’s crystal waters spring;
There hide from every stormy shock
And rest, and drink, and sing. [Refrain] Used With Tune: TARTU Text Sources: Winnowed Songs for Sunday Schools, by Ira D. Sankey (Chicago, Illinois: Biglow & Main, 1890), number 56.
O Rock Of Ages