Rock of Ages

Rock of Ages (Time 2:56)

Rock of Ages was written in 1763 by Reverend Augustus Toplady. It is believed that Toplady drew his inspiration for Rock of Ages from an incident while traveling along a gorge. He was suddenly caught by a bad storm, and took shelter within the gorge. While waiting for the storm to subside, he huddled by a rock and scribbled down the initial lyrics.

My Approach to Recording Rock of Ages

This is a beautiful hymn that combines a very slow tempo along with a very powerful refrain/chorus. My plan was to use harmonies to accentuate the chorus and also modest instrumentation to maintain flow. Overall the approach was simply to allow Toplady’s music itself do the main work.

From Album: Light, 2018

Composition: Augustus Toplady

Performance: Paul Ryan

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Song Photo: Album Cover, David Monje Navidad

Recorded at Ryantunes Studios Scarborough Ontario, Canada. Mixed and mastered at Steve Sherman Productions, Toronto.

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