Rock of Ages

Words: Agustus Toplady, 1776

Music:     "Toplady" Thomas Hastings, 1830
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  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.  Not the labor of my hands
         Can fulfill Thy law�s demands;
      Could my zeal no respite know,
         Could my tears forever flow,
      All for sin could not atone;
         Thou must save, and Thou alone.
  3.  Nothing in my hand I bring,
         Simply to the cross I cling;
      Naked, come to Thee for dress;
         Helpless look to Thee for grace;
      Foul, I to the fountain fly;
         Wash me, Savior, or I die.
  4.  While I draw this fleeting breath,
         When mine eyes shall 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.


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