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The most famous "Rock of Ages" is the written by Augustus Toplady in 1763. Rock of Ages

Scholars suggest the story is likely apocryphal , emerging decades after his death. It was more likely a response to a hymn by his theological rivals, John and Charles Wesley. Rock of Ages

The hymn remains one of the most translated and widely sung pieces of Christian music, focusing on the "cleft rock" as a metaphor for salvation and divine protection. Rock of Ages

Popular myth says Toplady wrote the lyrics while sheltering in a rock cleft during a fierce thunderstorm in Burrington Combe, England.