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Rock of Ages Cleft For Me
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Creg dy Eashyn Scart Son Mish
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(Translation of Tom Moore’s version)
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(Gaelg as Baarle chadjinit)
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Rock of Ages cleft for me,
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Creg dy Eashyn scart son mish,
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Let me hide within you now!
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Lhig dou follaghey aynyd nish!
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Let the water and the blood,
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Lhig da’n ushtey as yn uill,
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From your wounded side that ???
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Voish dty lhiattee guinnit ren gheire,*
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My sin will be washed,
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Bee my pheccah er ny niee,
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Free from sin in Christ at Peace.
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Seyr veih loght ayns Chreest ec Shee.
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It is not the labour of my hand,
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Cha nee laboragh jeh my Laue,
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That can fufill the whole law,
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Fod cooilleeney yn slane Leih,
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In my constant zeal,
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Ayns my yeenid gyn caghlaa,
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My tears can spring for ever,
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Vod my yeir geill son dy bra,
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This for sin being without a sacrifice,
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Shoh son Loght gyn oural ve
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Thou must save, it is Thyself.
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Shegin dhyt’s sauail, oo hene t’eh.
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Nothing in hand I will bring,
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Veg ayns laue cha der ym lesh,
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I will now hold to Thy cross,
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Nee’m nish cummal gys dty chrosh,
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Coming to you Lord for I am naked,
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Çheet hood Hiarn son ta me rooisht,
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Helpless, looking for your grace,
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Gyn cooney jeeaghyn son dty grayse,
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Filthy, I will go to the fountain,
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Broghe, hem roym gys yn farrane,
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Saviour, Christ, wash mee clean.
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Saualtagh, Chreest, niee mee glen.
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When I will draw the feeble breath,
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Tra nee’m tayrn yn ennal faase,
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When my [???] will be shut in death,
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Tra vees my honeeyn* jeight ayns baase,
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When I go through the unkown sky,
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Tra hem trooid yn aer gyn oayl
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Seeing you on a royal throne,
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Fakin uss er stoyl reeoil
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Rock of Ages cleft for me,
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Creg dy eshyn scart son mish
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Let me hide within you now!
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Lhig dow follagh Aynnid nish.
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