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Published in “Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship”, Nisbet, 1867.
| 1 | Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee: |
2 | Not the labours of my hands Can fulfil Thy law’s demands. |
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| Let the water and the blood From Thy riven side which flowed, |
Could my zeal no respite know, Could my tears for ever flow, |
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| Be of sin the double cure,- Cleanse me from its guilt and power. |
All for sin could not atone; Thou must save, and Thou alone. |
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| 3 | Nothing in my hand I bring; Simply to Thy cross I cling; |
4 | While I draw this fleeting breath, When my eyelids close in death, |
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| Naked, come to Thee for dress; Helpless, look to Thee for grace: |
When I soar through tracts unknown, See Thee on Thy judgement-throne, |
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| Foul, I to the Fountain fly; Wash me, Saviour, or I die. |
Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee. Amen. |
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