In the rift­ed rock I’m rest­ing;
Safely shel­tered, I abide.
There no foes nor storms mo­lest me,
While with­in the cleft I hide.

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Now I’m rest­ing, sweet­ly rest­ing,
In the cleft once made for me.
Jesus, bless­èd Rock of Ag­es,
I will hide my­self in Thee.

Long pur­sued by sin and Sa­tan,
Weary, sad, I longed for rest.
Then I found this heav’n­ly shel­ter,
Opened in my Sav­ior’s breast.

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Peace which pass­eth un­der­stand­ing,
Joy the world can ne­ver give,
Now in Je­sus I am find­ing;
In His smiles of love I live.

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In the rift­ed rock I’ll hide me
Till the storms of life are past;
All se­cure in this blest re­fuge,
Heeding not the fierc­est blast.

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