Augustus Toplady, a British clergyman, wrote a poem in 1776 called "A Living and Dying Prayer for the Holiest Believer in the World," and the prolific American composer Thomas Hastings set it to music in 1832. Along with "Nearer My God to Thee," this hymn, "Rock of Ages," is probably the most frequently performed piece at funerals.
Words by Augustus M. Toplady
Music by Thomas Hastings
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.
Could my tears forever flow,
Could 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.
While I draw this fleeting breath,
When my 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.
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