Poem, hymn, or combination of the two, "Rock of Ages" is a brilliantly conceived and masterfully executed recipe for salvation. Whether a person is in the prime of life or at the point of death, this work of art was intended to serve everyone. It touches on the fact that God is inaccessible without a mediator, it speaks of double imputation, it shows the futility of our own works to secure salvation, it predicts God's righteous judgment in the last day and, in the end, it gives hope in salvation. In conclusion, as Toplady would agree, Christ is the rock and in his cleft we find salvation. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. (The Holy Bible, John.