Safe in the Arms of Jesus

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Safe in the arms of Jesus

Author: Fanny Crosby (1868)
Tune: [Safe in the arms of Jesus]
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1 Safe in the arms of Jesus,
Safe on His gentle breast,
There by His love o’ershaded,
Sweetly my soul shall rest.
Hark! ’tis the voice of angels,
Borne in a song to me,
Over the fields of glory,
Over the jasper sea.

Refrain:
Safe in the arms of Jesus,
Safe on His gentle breast,
There by His love o’ershaded,
Sweetly my soul shall rest.

2 Safe in the arms of Jesus,
Safe from corroding care,
Safe from the world’s temptations,
Sin cannot harm me there.
Free from the blight of sorrow,
Free from my doubts and fears;
Only a few more trials,
Only a few more tears. [Refrain]

3 Jesus, my heart’s dear refuge,
Jesus has died for me;
Firm on the Rock of Ages,
Ever my trust shall be.
Here let me wait with patience,
Wait till the night is o’er;
Wait till I see the morning
Break on the golden shore. [Refrain]

Source: African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #500

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Author: Fanny Crosby

Pseudonymns: A.V., Mrs. A. E. Andrews, Mrs. E. A. Andrews, Mrs. E. L. Andrews, James L. Black, Henrietta E. Blair, Charles Bruce, Robert Bruce, Leah Carlton, Eleanor Craddock, Lyman G. Cuyler, D.H.W., Ella Dare, Ellen Dare, Mrs. Ellen Douglass, Lizzie Edwards. Miss Grace Elliot, Grace J. Frances, Victoria Frances, Jennie Garnett, Frank Gould, H. D. K., Frances Hope, Annie L. James, Martha J. Lankton [Langton], Grace Lindsey, Maud Marion, Sallie Martin, Wilson Meade, Alice Monteith, Martha C. Oliver, Mrs. N. D. Plume, Kate Smiley, Sallie Smith, J. L. Sterling, John Sterling, Julia Sterling, Anna C. Storey, Victoria Stuart, Ida Scott Taylor, Mary R. Tilden, Mrs. J. B. Thresher, Hope Tryaway, Grace Tureman, Carrie M. Wilson, W.H.D. Frances… Go to person page >

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First Line: Safe in the arms of Jesus
Title: Safe in the Arms of Jesus
Author: Fanny Crosby (1868)
Meter: 7.6.7.6 D with refrain
Source:
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Safe in the arms of Jesus
Publication Date: 1870
Notes: Swahili translation: See "Yesu mkononi mwako"
Copyright: Public Domain
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Notes

Safe in the arms of Jesus, p. 1204, ii. This has been rendered into Latin by G. S. Hodges, in his County Palatine, 1876, as "In amplexu Jesûs."

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

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Appearance of this hymn in hymnals1870188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020050100Percent of hymnalsHighcharts.com
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