Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me Isaiah 2:10 TOPLADY · Hymn History · Bible Passage Author: Augustus M. Toplady, 1740-1778 Musician: Thomas Hastings, 1784-1872 Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee; Let the water and the blood, From Thy riven side which flowed, Be of sin the double cure, Cleanse me from its guilt and pow'r. Not the labors of my hands Can fulfill..