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[Rock of Ages, shelter me]

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The following poem is scored for music in the source text.

1.

Rock of Ages, shelter me!
Let me hide myself in thee!
Let the water and the blood,
From thy wounded side which flow'd,
Be of sin the double cure;
Cleanse me from its guilt and power.

2.

Not the labor of my hands
Can fulfil thy 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.

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:
Black, I to the fountain fly,
Wash me, Saviour, or I die.

4.

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, shelter me!
Let me hide myself in thee!
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