![]() ![]() His name, says the reporter of the day, was as startling in length as his performance was surprising:-Right Hon. At the close there was profound, awkward silence, which was difficult to break, for some were affected to tears in seeing the coming back of seed sown on the waters in missionary faith and zeal-all were taken by surprise, little expecting to hear from the lips of the Hova on this grand occasion the sweetest of the songs of Zion. ![]() He sang it through all its stanzas, each verse growing more subdued and tender. Legends and Facts According to legend, an actual place (a gorge in the Mendip Hills in England) inspired Toplady to write. The expectation was that the venerable Hova would sing something heathenish and national-something social or convivial-but to the astonishment of all, he began in a thin sweet tenor: Toplady wrote many hymns, of which ''Rock of Ages'' is the most popular. One of those in the embassy was a Hova, a man of years, dark skinned and intelligent, and desiring for his people’s sake to make a good impression, he, in offering his congratulations recalled many incidents of his long journey around the Cape in a sailing vessel and when he had told all he could recollect, he asked if it would be agreeable that he should sing-that he had one song in his heart that had whiled away many a weary hour in his pilgrimage through life. Among these was an embassy from the monarch of Madagascar. Words like shield, fortress, horn of salvation, and of course, ROCK, depict the power and protection of God over His people. In 1 Corinthians 10:4, the rock is a symbol of God's faithfulness. In Isaiah 26:4, the rock is a place of safety and security. In Psalm 18:2, the rock is described as a refuge and stronghold. Even if we could strive with unending zeal. The Bible is full of references to the Rock of Ages. In the jubilee year of embassies from the chief courts of the world came to do her honour. Another well-known hymn, Rock of Ages expresses the fact that our salvation from sin is entirely Gods work. This hymn was played on an organ in the 1983 movie The Big Chill, which received several Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. Redhead, Richard Redhead, 1853 ( □ pdf nwc) Thomas Hastings designed TOPLADY so we could sing both instances of the words Rock of Ages cleft for me, / let me hide myself in thee (at the beginning of the. ![]()
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