Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#402a

402a. 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 riven side that 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 forever 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 mine eyelids close in death,
When I soar through tracts unknown,
See Thee on Thy judgment throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Rock of Ages, cleft for me
• Author: Augustus M. Toplady (1776)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Atonement: Necessary; Atonement: Sufficient; Christ: Blood of; Faith: Justification by; Salvation: By faith; Supplication

Tune Information

• Name: TOPLADY
• Composer: Thomas Hastings
• Meter: 7s, 6l.