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lutheranhymns) wrote2019-10-19 11:53 pm
lutheranhymns) wrote2019-10-19 11:53 pm
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#623: Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me
Does the composer have a cool name?
I'm going to guess that Augustus Toplady was not, in fact, a top lady.
Riven?
Having a rift in it, ie, wounded (Jesus was pierced in the side with a spear.)
It's also the sequel to Myst, but that's not relevant here.
Cleft?
Cut in two, or looking like it was cut in two, like a cleft palate.
Is the "rock of ages" actually a line from the Bible?
Apparently so (it shows up in hymns that were older than this one, so Toplady didn't coin the phrase), but it might not be a very accurate translation.
I'm going to guess that Augustus Toplady was not, in fact, a top lady.
Riven?
Having a rift in it, ie, wounded (Jesus was pierced in the side with a spear.)
It's also the sequel to Myst, but that's not relevant here.
Cleft?
Cut in two, or looking like it was cut in two, like a cleft palate.
Is the "rock of ages" actually a line from the Bible?
Apparently so (it shows up in hymns that were older than this one, so Toplady didn't coin the phrase), but it might not be a very accurate translation.