Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee;
Let the water and the blood,
From Thy wounded side which flowed,
Be of sin the double cure;
Save from wrath and make me pure.
Not the labour of my hands
Can fulfil Thy law’s demands;
Could my zeal no respite know,
Could my tears forever flow,
All for sin could not atone;
Thou must save, and Thou alone.
Nothing in my hand I bring,
Simply to the cross I cling;
Naked, come to Thee for dress;
Helpless look to Thee for grace;
Foul, I to the fountain fly;
Wash me, Saviour, or I die.
While I draw this fleeting breath,
When my eye-strings break in death,
When I soar to worlds unknown,
See Thee on Thy judgment throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee.
Augustus Toplady, 1740 - 78
Again returns the day of holy rest
Which, when He made the world, Jehovah blessed;
When, like His own, He bade our labours cease,
And all be piety, and all be peace.
Let us devote this consecrated day
To learn His will, and all we learn obey;
So shall He hear, when fervently we raise
Our supplications and our songs of praise.
Father in Heaven, in Whom our hopes confide,
Whose power defends us, and Whose precepts guide,
In life our Guardian, and in death our Friend,
Glory supreme be Thine till time shall end.
William Mason, 1725 - 97
Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
Publishing the Truth Since 1766
The Gospel Magazine, Publishing the Truth Since 1766
Ephesians 4:3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Rev Thomas Houghton, 1859 - 1951
Rev Alfred Doudney, 1811- 93
History
A brief history of the Gospel Magazine can be read by clicking here.
There have been 15 editors of the Gospel Magazine since its foundation to the present day:
John Gurney .................. 1766 - 1774
William Mason ......................... 1774
Augustus Toplady ........... 1775 - 1776
Erasmus Middleton ......... 1776 - 1805
The magazine was suspended for a time following the death of Erasmus Middleton
Walter Row ............................... 1838
Bagnall Baker .................. 1839 - 1840
David A Doudney .............. 1840 - 1893
George Cowell .................. 1893 - 1894
James Ormiston ............... 1895 - 1916
Thomas Houghton ............. 1916 - 1951
William D Sykes ............... 1951 - 1964
Herbert M Carson .............. 1964 - 1975
John Tallach ...................... 1976 - 1981
Maurice Handford ............... 1981 - 2000
