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Rock of Ages

Words and music by Augustus Toplady & Thomas Hastings · 1776

Key of Bb · 76 BPM · 6/4 · Grace,Trust · Psalm 94:22

Verse 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.

Verse 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.

Verse 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.

Verse 4

While I draw this fleeting breath, When mine eyes shall 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.

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