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Text:Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
Author:Elisha Albright Hoffman
Tune:[What a fellowship, what a joy divine]
Composer:Anthony Johnson Showalter
Media:MIDI file

3622. Leaning on the Everlasting Arms

1. 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.

2. O how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way,
Leaning on the everlasting arms;
O how bright the path grows from day to day,
Leaning on the everlasting arms. [Refrain]

3. 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]

Text Information
First Line: What a fellowship, what a joy divine
Title: Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
Author: Elisha Albright Hoffman (1887)
Refrain First Line: Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms
Language: English
Source: The Glad Evangel for Revival, Camp, and Evangelistic Meetings (Dalton, Georgia: A. J. Showalter & Company, 1887)
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: This song was sung in the 1943 movie The Human Comedy, starring Mickey Rooney, which was nominated for Academy Awards in five categories, including Best Picture & Best Actor. William Saroyan won Best Original Story for the film.
Tune Information
Name: [What a fellowship, what a joy divine]
Composer: Anthony Johnson Showalter
Incipit: 33321 22216 55171
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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