1  Rock of Ages, cleft for me,

    Let me hide myself in Thee;

    Let the water and the blood,

    From Thy riven side which flowed,

    Be of sin the double cure,

    Save me from its guilt and power.

 2  Not the labor of my hands

    Can fulfill Thy law's demands;

    Could my zeal no respite know,

    Could my tears forever flow,

    All could never sin erase,

    Thou must save, and save by grace.

 3  Nothing in my hands 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.

 4  While I draw this fleeting breath,

    When mine eyes shall close 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.