Tune: MEMORIAL (Hodges)

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MEMORIAL (Hodges)

Composer: J. Sebastian B. Hodges
Published in 4 hymnals

Piano/Organ
	HERITAGE HYMNS

Choral
	Five Choral Stanzas, Set 2

PowerPoint
	ROCK OF AGES, CLEFT FOR ME (United Metho…

Composer: J. Sebastian B. Hodges

Born: 1830, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. Died: May 1, 1915, Baltimore, Maryland. Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Son of composer Edward Hodges, John emigrated to America in 1845, and attended Columbia University and the General Theological Seminary in New York City. Ordained an Episcopal minister in 1854, he served at the Grace/Second Episcopal Church, Newark, New Jersey (1860-70), and was Rector of St. Paul’s, Baltimore, Maryland, for 35 years. His works include: The Book of Common Praise, 1869 The revised edition of Hymn Tunes, 1903 --www.hymntime.com/tch Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title:	MEMORIAL (Hodges)
Composer:	J. Sebastian B. Hodges
Meter:	7.7.7.7.7.7
Incipit:	33432 31334 32171
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Texts

Rock of Ages

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.

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