Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#255

255. Rock of ages cleft for me!

1 Rock of Ages, cleft for me!
Let me hide myself in Thee;
Let the water and the blood,
From Thy wounded side that flowe'd,
Be of sin the perfect cure;
Save me, Lord! and make me pure.

2 Should my tears forever flow,
Should 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 mine eye-lids 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!
• Author: Augustus M. Toplady (1775)
• Meter: 7s. Six lines. No. 9
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Catechism: Justification; Fourth Sunday in Lent; First Sunday after Easter
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: TOPLADY (Rock of Ages)
• Composer: Thomas Hastings, Mus. Doc. (1830)
• Meter: 7s. Six lines. No. 9
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain.