"Rock of Ages" - St Peter's church - Knossington, Leicestershire
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A 'rock', presumably from Burrington Combe, which is engraved with the title of the well known hymn by Reverend Augustus Toplady, in St Peter's church, Knossington.
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Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/20/2018
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A 'rock', presumably from Burrington Combe, which is engraved with the title of the well known hymn by Reverend Augustus Toplady, in St Peter's church, Knossington.
A faded note states -
"THE ROCK OF
AGES"
REV. A. M. TOPLADY
COMPOSED THE WELL-
KNOWN HYMN IN THIS
CLEFT AT BURRINGTON
COMBE, WHILST SHELTERING
FROM A THUNDERSTORM
IN 1775Presumably the owner of the vehicle in the photo (possibly late 1950's) took this stone and carved the words.
""Rock of Ages" is a popular Christian hymn by the Reverend Augustus Toplady (
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Traditionally, it is held that Toplady drew his inspiration from an incident in the gorge of Burrington Combe in the Mendip Hills in England. Toplady, a preacher in the nearby village of Blagdon, was travelling along the gorge when he was caught in a storm. Finding shelter in a gap in the gorge, he was struck by the title and scribbled down the initial lyrics.
The fissure that is believed to have sheltered Toplady (51.3254°N 2.7532°W) is now marked as the "Rock of Ages", both on the rock itself and on some maps, and is also reflected in the name of a nearby tea shop. The German translation is called "Fels des Heils". "
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