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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.
Showalter's best known song is "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms", which was published in 1887. He has generally been credited with writing the music and chorus. However, Showalter's nephew, Samuel Duncan, is also credited with some of the music for the verses. [2] Elisha Hoffman wrote some of the verses. [3]
I was researching the hymn and it turns out that the guy who wrote it, Anthony Showalter, was a school teacher and he had received letters from his former students saying that their wives had died, and in writing letters of consolation, Showalter was inspired by the phrase in Deuteronomy 33:27, "The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are ...
The 1888 hymn "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" is used as Mattie Ross' theme, and about a quarter of the score is based on it. Iris DeMent 's version, from her 2004 album Lifeline , is used during the end credits.
Elisabeth Elliot (née Howard; December 21, 1926 – June 15, 2015) was a Christian missionary, author, and speaker.Her first husband, Jim Elliot, was killed in 1956 while attempting to make missionary contact with the Auca people (now known as Huaorani; also rendered as Waorani or Waodani) of eastern Ecuador.
Leaning On The Everlasting Arms; Farther Along; Keep On The Firing Line; Precious Memories; In The Sweet Bye And Bye; Power In The Blood (Medley) What A Friend We Have In Jesus; Pass Me Not O Gentle Saviour; This Little Light Of Mine (Medley) He Set Me Free; Just A Little Talk With Jesus; Somebody Touched Me (Medley)
Prayers for Sick Family and Friends. 21. "Dear Lord, we come to You today to ask for relief from pain. [Name] is having a hard time and hurting greatly, and we wish to ask for your mercy.
"Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" Traditional: Buddy Jewell: 3:04: 7. ... Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; ...