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259. Rock of Ages! Cleft for Sin | 6-7s. |
| by Toplady, 1776 |
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| 1 | Rock of Ages! cleft for sin, |
| Grace hath hid us safe within! |
| Where the water and the blood, |
| From Thy riven side which flowed, |
| Are of sin the double cure, |
| Cleansing from its guilt and power. |
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| 2 | Not the labor of our hands |
| Could fulfill the law's demands; |
| Could our zeal no respite know, |
| Could our tears forever flow, |
| Naught for sin could e'er atone— |
| But Thy blood, and Thine alone! |
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| 3 | Found by Thee before we sought, |
| Unto Thee in mercy brought, |
| We have Thee for righteousness— |
| From Thy fullness, grace on grace; |
| Thou hast washed us in Thy blood, |
| Made us live, and live to God. |
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