augustus toplady wrote the hymn rock of ages cleft for me.
augustus toplady wrote the hymn rock of ages cleft for me.
who wrote the hymn rock of ages cleft for me?
augustus toplady
the lychgate to the east of the church is a grade ii listed building in its own right. above the door are four primitive norman carvings which survived three rebuildings.









































augustus toplady was serving as curate of st andrew's in the 1760s when he wrote the hymn rock of ages. it is believed that he was inspired to write the lyrics while sheltering under a rock in nearby burrington combe.









































in 2013 fundraising was undertaken to provide toilets and a new kitchen in the church. improvements were also made to the damp proofing and insulation.
church of st andrew, blagdon
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a cleft is an opening, fissure, or v-shaped indentation.









































cleft may refer to:









































section::::linguistics.









































bullet::::- a cleft sentence, a type of grammatical construction









































section::::anatomy.









































bullet::::- cleft lip and palate, a congenital deformity









































bullet::::- a cleft chin, a dimple on the chin









































bullet::::- the pudendal cleft, part of the female genitalia









































bullet::::- intergluteal cleft, the groove between the buttocks









































section::::places.









































bullet::::- cleft island (antarctica)









































bullet::::- cleft island (victoria)









































bullet::::- cleft ledge









































bullet::::- cleft point









































bullet::::- cleft peak









































bullet::::- cleft rock









































section::::fiction.









































bullet::::- "the cleft", a novel by 2007 nobel prize laureate doris lessing
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