1 O Rock of Ages, one foundation,
On which the living church doth rest,--
The church, whose walls are strong salvation,
Whose gates are praise,--thy name be blest!

2 Son of the living God! oh, call us
Once and again to follow thee;
And give us strength, whate'er befall us,
Thy true disciples still to be.

3 And if our coward hearts deny thee,
In inmost thought, in deed, or word,
Let not our hardness still defy thee,
But with a look subdue us, Lord.

4 Oh, strengthen thou our weak endeavor
Thee in thy sheep to serve and tend,
To give ourselves to thee for ever,
And find thee with us to the end.