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Rock of ages, truth divine, By Thy strength forever mine

Author: Frederic W. Root

Frederic Woodman Root was the son of George F. Root and Mary Woodman, born 13 June 1846 in Boston, died 8 November 1916 in Chicago. Go to person page >

Based on a hymn by: A. M. Toplady

Toplady, Augustus Montague, the author of "Rock of Ages," was born at Farnham, Surrey, November 4, 1740. His father was an officer in the British army. His mother was a woman of remarkable piety. He prepared for the university at Westminster School, and subsequently was graduated at Trinity College, Dublin. While on a visit in Ireland in his sixteenth year he was awakened and converted at a service held in a barn in Codymain. The text was Ephesians ii. 13: "But now, in Christ Jesus, ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ." The preacher was an illiterate but warm-hearted layman named Morris. Concerning this experience Toplady wrote: "Strange that I, who had so long sat under the means of grace in England, should b… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Rock of ages, truth divine, By Thy strength forever mine
Author: Frederic W. Root
Based on a hymn by: A. M. Toplady
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Christian Science Hymnal #188

Christian Science Hymnal (Rev. and enl.) #293

Christian Science Hymnal (Rev. and enl.) #294

Christian Science Hymnal (Rev. and enl.) #295

Christian Science Hymnal #566

Christian Science Hymnal #567

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