Rock of Ages, when the day seems long
From this labor and this heartache I have come
The skies will wear out, but You remain the same
Rock of Ages, I praise Your name.
Rock of Ages, You have brought me near
You have poured out Your life-blood, Your love,
Your tears To make this stone heart come alive again
Rock of Ages, forgive my sin
Rock of Ages, when in want or rest
My desperate need for such a Savior I confess
Pull these idols out from my heart embrace
Rock of Ages, I need Your grace
Rock of Ages, broken, scorned for me
Who am I that You would die to make me free?
To give me glory, You took the death and pain
Rock of Ages, my offering
Rock of Ages, "It is done," You cried
The curtain's torn and I see justice satisfied
Now write Your mercy here on my heart and hands
Rock of Ages, in faith I stand
Rock of Ages, my great hope secure
Your promise holds just like an anchor to my soul
Bind your children with cords of love and grace
Rock of Ages, we give You praise
Chorus:
Rock of Ages, Rock of Ages
Bind your children til' your kingdom comes
Rock of Ages, Your will be done
Words by Sandra McCracken
Ben Kweller had his own take of "Rock of Ages" on one of the OC soundtracks, of all places -
"Rock of Ages, let our song
praise Your saving power.
You among the raging foes
were our sheltering tower.
Furious they assailed us
But Your arm availed us
And Your word broke their swords when our own strength failed us..."
Posted by: david | October 10, 2006 at 07:40 PM
Hey...I came across your blog while searching for the lyrics to Rock of Ages...I'm very impressed with your interests...especially on 43things...we seem to share many interests, mainly Christ...hope you had a merry Christmas
Posted by: Brian | December 29, 2006 at 11:51 PM
Thank you for writing out these words!! I love this song and was listening to it but wanting to see the words at the same time, and I'm so glad I found them. What an awesome song this is.
Posted by: kiersten | January 15, 2007 at 12:15 AM
Spinney, just found your blog from your facebook. I like it. Reminds me of my old Xanga that I've long since deleted, only yours is classy, not like Xanga at all. It's been added to my RSS Reader for further addiction. :)
Posted by: Ricky Cadden | February 02, 2007 at 11:19 AM
hi! thanks for typing out the lyrics
i had it stuck in my head this morning too
good stuff
Posted by: wendi | February 08, 2007 at 08:17 AM
I guess I'm the 14th person who's probably benefited from your writing of the lyrics. This song is beautiful lyrically, melodically, but most importantly, it's incredibly beautiful in its theology. Thank you for taking the time to share.
-bekah jackson
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