Scripture Verse

The Lord is the Rock eternal. Isaiah 26:4

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Joy to the World, ed­it­ed by Tul­li­us O’Kane et al. (Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio: Hitch­cock & Wal­den, 1878), num­ber 2.

Music: Tul­li­us C. O’Kane (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Tullius O’Kane (1830–1912)

Lyrics

Mighty Rock, whose tow­er­ing form
Looks above the frown­ing storm,
Rock amid the de­sert waste,
To Thy sha­dow now I haste.

Refrain

Unto Thee, un­to Thee,
Precious Sav­ior, now I flee;
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide my­self in Thee.

Of the springs that from Thee burst,
Let me drink and quench my thirst;
Weary, faint­ing, toil-op­pressed,
In Thy sha­dow let me rest.

Refrain

When I near the stream of death,
When I feel its chil­ly breath,
Rock where all my hopes abide,
In Thy sha­dow let me hide.

Refrain