Safe in the arms of Jesus

Keep me resting keep me trusting keep me praising keep me loving you dear Lord!

The words of this song came to me as we were reading our devotional for the day! I couldn't remember all the words--only the chorus! I looked thru my hymnals and could not find it. Was so happy to find it here so I could sing the whole song! Thank You! So often words of songs long forgotten come to me as I am reading scripture and give me solace. Songs that were learned as children are so important because they come to you when you need them.

I was praying with my wife and worshipping The Lord as the air is filled with the pandemic shocks, suddenly this song burst through my mouth. I became completely at rest, because I realized The Holt Spirit thrust this song on us to know that The Lord Jesus has been in control and we need not fear. Later, I took time to review all words of the song. How glorious they are?

In the midst of raging Corona virus, the Lord lay this song on my heart today. Great emphasis on stanza 3

" Wait till the night is o’er,
Wait till I see the morning".
Safe in the arms of Jesus.

I was atheist, but JESUS saved me in 1972 according to John 16:24! After I'd been washed by reading Matthew, Mark, Luke and into John; I prayed "FATHER touch me, in the name of JESUS!" With that prayer, PAPA GOD sent HOLY GHOST down into my heart! GLORY! I woke up Christmas Morning BORN AGAIN! HALLELUJAH! Early today, HOLY GHOST was singing to me the first verse of this song, so I looked it up! Thank you! PRAISE GOD! JESUS is coming again SOON! AMEN!

Heard this hymns in one of the Mary McKee's albums in 1989 after given my life to Christ. It is inspiring and an encouraging.

This song comforted me, my late brother Moses and my now remaining 11 siblings when tragedy struck us thrice, first my son Ben got crashed in a road accident only at the age of seven, 5 years later my mum died of a rheumatic heart failure, only for my dad to get a cardiac arrest due to the loss and in two weeks we had become orphans!!! The words, "safe in the arms of Jesus' have become our testimony. May God bless Fanny Crosby till the resurrection morning when all tears will be gone and no more death will bite us (Rev 21:4)

I believe this was written after her 4 year old daughter drowned.

I am guessing Fanny Crosby didn't have in mind a loved one being in heaven, though some parts of the song lend to that. The fact is we can all be safe in the arms of Jesus here on earth. Any place anywhere. Completely surrendered to Him.

Great writer; of blessed memory, great lyrics, great message in these earth's final moments. So soothing and full of hopeful words, words of comfort and encouragement. A glimpse of what manner of glorious, heart lifting songs we will sing together. I feel blessed.