MUSIC WRITTEN BY: Anthony Showalter
HYMN HISTORY: In 1887 Anthony J. Showalter had received some sad news from
friends about loved ones who had died; and in his reply letter he
included the verse, Deuteronomy 33: 27. “The
eternal God is your refuge, And
underneath are the everlasting arms; He will thrust out
the enemy from before you, And will say, ‘Destroy”.
But
after thinking on the verse even more he thought that those words would be a
great theme for a hymn. He immediately wrote the words for the refrain
and music for the hymn we are about to sing. But he needed help for with
the stanzas so he went to see Elisha Hoffman author of over 2000 gospel
hymns. Hoffman provided the stanzas and Showalter the refrain and music
to this hymn
HYMN LYRICS:
What
a fellowship, what a joy divine,
Leaning
on the everlasting arms;
What
a blessedness, what a peace is mine,
Leaning
on the everlasting arms.
Refrain:
Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms;
Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms.
Oh, how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way,
Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms;
Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms.
Oh, how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way,
Leaning
on the everlasting arms;
Oh,
how bright the path grows from day to day,
Leaning
on the everlasting arms.
Refrain:
Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms;
Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms.
What
have I to dread, what have I to fear,
Leaning
on the everlasting arms?
I
have blessed peace with my Lord so near,
Leaning
on the everlasting arms.
Refrain:
Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms;
Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms.
Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms;
Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms.
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