A Prayer, Living and Dying by Augustus Montague Toplady 1776
A Prayer, Living and Dying
ROCK of ages, cleft for me
Let me hide myself in Thee!
Let the Water and the Blood
From thy riven Side which flow’d
Be of sin the double cure;
Cleanse me from its guilt and pow’r
Not the labors of my hands
Can fulfill the Law’s demands:
Could my zeal no respite know,
Could my tears for ever flow,
All for sin could not atone;
Thou must save, and Thou alone.
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!
While I draw this fleeting breath -
When my eye-strings break 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!
- Toplady, A.M. (1776). A Prayer, Living and Dying
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