Augustus Montague Toplady
Committal hymns accompany the graveside service as the body is laid to rest. They are short, weighty, and traditionally sung as the family takes its final leave. Most orders of service print one or two committal hymns immediately before the benediction.
Verse 1
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.
Verse 2
Could my tears forever flow, Could my zeal no languor know, These for sin could not atone; Thou must save, and Thou alone: In my hand no price I bring, Simply to Thy cross I cling.
Verse 3
While I draw this fleeting breath, When my eyes shall close in death, When I rise to worlds unknown, And behold Thee on Thy throne, Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee.