Verse 1
Rock of AgCes, clFeft for mCe,
Let me hiGde myself in ThCee;
Let the waGter and the bloCod,
From Thy wouGnded side which floCwed
Be of sCin the douFble cuCre,
Save from wraGth and make me puCre
Verse 2
Not the labCors oFf my haCnds
can fulfGill thy law's demCands;
could my zeGal no respite knCow,
could my teaGrs forever flCow,
all for sCin could noFt atoCne;
thou must saGve, and thou alCone
Verse 3
Nothing iCn my haFnd I brCing,
simply tCo the croGss I cliCng;
naked, coGme to thee for dreCss;
helpless, loGok to thee for graCce;
foul, I tCo the fountFain flCy;
wash me, SavGior, or I diCe
Verse 4
Could my teCars foreFver flCow,
Could my zeCal no langGuor knCow,
These for sGin could not atoCne;
Thou must saGve, and Thou aloCne;
In my haCnd no priFce I briCng,
Simply to TGhy cross I cliCng
Verse 5
While I drCaw this fleetFing breCath,
When my eyGes shall close in deaCth,
When I riGse to worlds unknCown,
And behGold Thee on Thy thrCone,
Rock of AgCes, cleFft for mCe,
Let me hiGde myself in ThCee