Rock of Ages

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.

2.Not the labors of my hands

can fulfill thy law's dommands;

could my zeal no respite know,

could my tears forever flow,

this 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, Savior, or I die.

wash me, Savior, or I die.

4.While I draw this fleeting breath,

when my eyes shall 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. (line repeated)