Hymn
Safety and Security in the Arms of Jesus
God of my life, whose gracious power
Through various deaths my soul hath led;
Or turned aside the fatal hour,
Or lifted up my sinking head:
In all my ways Thy hand I own,
Thy ruling Providence I see:
O help me still my course to run,
And still direct my path to Thee.
Whither, O whither should I fly
But to my loving Savior's breast?
Secure within Thine arms to lie,
And safe beneath Thy wings to rest!
I have no skill the snare to shun,
But Thou, O Christ, my Wisdom art!
I ever into ruin run:
But Thou art greater than my heart.
Foolish, and impotent, and blind,
Lead me a way I have not known;
Bring me where I my heaven may find,
The heaven of loving Thee alone.
Enlarge my heart to make Thee room;
Enter, and in me ever stay:
The crooked then shall straight become;
The darkness shall be lost in day.
Safety and Security in the Arms of Jesus — Text from Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book, 1918. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/safety-and-security-in-the-arms-of-jesus
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Who wrote Safety and Security in the Arms of Jesus?
The words of Safety and Security in the Arms of Jesus were written by Charles Wesley; the version here was published in 1918. The library holds 105 more hymns by Charles Wesley, including Glory Be to God on High and The Mind That Was in Christ.
Is Safety and Security in the Arms of Jesus public domain?
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What is the metre of Safety and Security in the Arms of Jesus?
Safety and Security in the Arms of Jesus is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, Glorying in the Cross of Christ and Pray without Ceasing.