Adelaide Anne Procter (1825–1864) English poet and songwriter
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 594.
“Nothing in my hand I bring,
Simply to thy Cross I cling”
The last lines of this stanza are also reported as: "Foul, I to the fountain fly : Wash me, Saviour, or I die!"
Rock of Ages (1763)
Context: Nothing in my hand I bring,
Simply to thy Cross I cling;
Naked, come to Thee for Dress,
Helpless, look to Thee for grace;
Vile, I to the fountain fly,
Wash me, Saviour, or I die!
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Bk. 1, no. 1, line 59.
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