Author: Augustus M. Toplady Hymnal: Church Book #367 (1890) Lyrics: 1 Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee!
Let the Water and the Blood,
From Thy riven side which flowed,
Be of sin the double cure,
Save me, Lord, and make me pure.
2 Not the labors of my hands
Can fulfil Thy Law's demands:
Could my zeal no respite know,
Could my tears for ever flow,
All for sin could not atone:
Thou must save and Thou alone!
3 Nothing in my hand I bring,
Simply to Thy Cross I cling;
Naked, come to Thee for dress;
Helpless, look to Thee for grace;
Foul, I to the Fountain fly;
Wash me, Saviour, or I die!
4 While I draw this fleeting breath,
When my eyelids close in death,
When I soar to worlds unknown,
See Thee on Thy judgment throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee! Topics: The Order of Salvation Faith and Justification; Sundays in Lent; Lent, Second Sunday; Lent, Fifth Sunday; Passion Week; Good Friday; Easter Season, Thrid Sunday; Easter Season, Sixth Sunday; Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity; Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity Languages: English Tune Title: HOTHAM
Rock of Ages, cleft for me