Hymn
Leaning On the Everlasting Arms
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.
Leaning, leaning,
Safe and secure from all alarms,
Leaning, leaning,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.
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.
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.
Leaning On the Everlasting Arms — Text from Christ in Song, 1908. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/leaning-on-the-everlasting-arms
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Leaning On the Everlasting Arms?
The words of Leaning On the Everlasting Arms were written by E. A. Hoffman; the version here was published in 1908. The library holds 5 more hymns by E. A. Hoffman, including Down at the Cross and Is Thy Heart Right With God?
Is Leaning On the Everlasting Arms public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Christ in Song, published in 1908. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.