Re: "Rock of Ages"?

[Lori Cahan-Simon <l_cahan...>]

Coopersmith's The Songs We Sing has the English translation by one G. Gottheil.
I have no clue as to who this is/was.
Lorele

Robert Cohen wrote:

> While it's still (barely!) Chanukah, I've meaning to ask the following:
>
> Does anyone know who wrote the (English, obviously) words to "Rock of Ages"?
>   When?
>
> (Google leads to a "Rock of Ages, Cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee,"
> written by one Augustus Toplady:  "one of the most popular hymns ever
> written"!  Needless to say, that's *not* it!
>
> What is?
>
> --Robert cohen
>
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