X62. Rock of Ages

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X62.  Rock of Ages
by Augustus Toplady
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E            A          E
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
       B7             E
Let me hide myself in Thee;
        B7            E
Let the water and the blood,
         B7                 E
From Thy wounded side which flowed,
E            A       E
Be of sin the double cure,
          B7                E
Save from wrath and make me pure.


E            A      E
Not the labor of my hands
           B7            E
Can fulfill  Thy law’s demands;
         B7              E
Could my zeal no respite know,
         B7            E
Could my tears forever flow,
E                A     E
All for sin could not atone;
          B7              E
Thou must save, and Thou alone.

E            A       E
Nothing in my hand I bring,
       B7             E
Simply to Thy cross I cling;
       B7               E
Naked, come to Thee for dress;
          B7               E
Helpless, look to Thee for grace;
E             A         E
Foul, I to the fountain fly;
         B7           E
Wash me, Savior, or I die.

E                A         E
While I draw this fleeting breath,
        B7                  E
When my eyes shall close in death,
       B7               E
When I rise to worlds unknown,
         B7              E
See Thee on Thy judgment throne,
E            A          E
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
       B7             E
Let me hide myself in Thee.

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