"And that rock was Christ" (1 Corinthians 10:4Rock of Ages, cleft for me...ROCK of ages, cleft for me,Let me hide myself in thee,Let the water and the blood,From thy riv'n side which flowed,Be of sin the double cure;Cleanse me from its guilt and power.NOT the labor of my handsCan fulfill the law's demans;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, Saviour, or I die.WHILE I draw this fleeting breath,When my heart-strings break in death,When I soar to worlds unknown,See thee on thy Judgement-throne,Rock of ages, cleft for me,Let me hide myself in thee.NOTE: this was taken from an 1881 hymnal "A Collection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs."
