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Leaning on the Everlasting Arms is a hymn published in 1887 with music by Anthony J. Showalter and lyrics by Showalter and Elisha Hoffman. It is most commonly played on the scale of A-flat major. Showalter said that he received letters from two of his former pupils saying that their wives had died.
This song became an altar call song in the Billy Graham crusades in the latter half of the twentieth century. Graham used the title of the hymn as the title of his 1997 book - Just as I Am: The Autobiography of Billy Graham. [9] Michael W. Smith sang the song in a tribute to Graham at the 44th GMA Dove Awards. [10]
The song has had many positive reviews from many critics talking highly about the song's musical style which is more like Pop Rock and the lyrics having a strong connection to God (Hall). The song has also gotten its fair share of ratings, hitting number 10 on the Billboard Hot Christian AC chart and number 12 on the Hot Christian Songs Chart. [1]
Pat Boone - included in his album Hymns We Love (1957). [9] Rosemary Clooney - for her album Hymns from the Heart (1958). [10] Daniel Johnston - for his album 1990 (1990) The Martins - in their CD album An A Cappella Hymn Collection (1997) Amy Grant recorded a version of the song which appears on her 2002 studio album Legacy...
In the final stanza, Mote brings his hymn full circle with the ultimate realization of God's grace. The lyrics vary somewhat among various hymnals, but customarily the phraseology adheres to Mote's original. The hymn became very popular and has been subject of many interpretations and covers.
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal is the official hymnal of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and is widely used by English-speaking Adventist congregations. It consists of words and music to 695 hymns including traditional favorites from the earlier Church Hymnal that it replaced, American folk hymns, modern gospel songs, compositions by Adventists, contemporary hymns, and 224 congregational ...
Hymn books commonly omit the second stanza, [5] which is described as an optional verse in the originally published version. [2] In Salvation Army hymn books, the line "God the mighty Maker" in stanza four is changed to "Christ the mighty maker". [5] As well as the refrain included by Ralph E. Hudson, other hymn books have added a chorus to the ...
The hymn was a last minute addition to the first church hymnal, Collection of Sacred Hymns published in Kirtland, Ohio, 1835 or 1836. [9] It appears as the last song (hymn 90) and in a different typeset than the rest of the hymnal.