Middle Name? Rev Augustus Toplady

Subject: Middle Name? Rev Agustas Toplady
From: Mr Red
Date: 08 Aug 01 - 03:16 PM

The man who wrote "Rock of Ages, cleft for me. Let me hide myself in thee"
what a surname! but I saw his middle name once and that was as curious but I can't remember it, why any ideas? - 'catters

Subject: RE: Middle Name? Rev Agustas Toplady
From: nutty
Date: 08 Aug 01 - 03:40 PM

There are some lovely sites based around this gentleman whose main claim to fame is that he wrote ROCK OF AGES in 1776

TOPLADY1

TOPLADY2

The answer is in the answer , Mr Red

Subject: RE: Middle Name? Rev Agustas Toplady
From: Mr Red
Date: 09 Aug 01 - 02:38 PM

site 2 says:-
Words: Augustus Montague Toplady, 1776. An unsubstantiated story says the lyrics were inspired when Toplady took shelter from a storm under a rocky overhang near England's Cheddar Gorge; he reportedly wrote the words on a playing card.

Not quite true, I have seen the plaque on the rock. Unfotunately the road was widened and removed any cleft. It is nearer Burrington Combe, about 5 miles form Cheddar.
Thanks nutty.