Lyrics
Verse 1
Let my yes be yes
To you oh Lord
Let my no be no
To Things of this world
If I rise or fall
If I stand at all
I am leaning on Your everlasting arm
Chorus
What a fellowship
What a joy Divine
What a priceless gift
God I'm yours
And You are mine
Let my restless soul
Be still and know
I am leaning on Your everlasting arms
Verse 2
From the morning sun
And mercy new
To the evening stars
Every promise is true
As I walk this world
I'm help by You
I am leaning on Your everlasting arms
Chorus
What a fellowship
What a joy Divine
What a priceless gift
God I'm yours
And You are mine
Let my restless soul
Be still and know
I am leaning on your everlasting arms
Bridge
The more I'm leaning
The more I'm flying
Feels less like dying
More like living
For Heaven on Earth
The more I'm leaning
The more I'm flying
Feels less like dying
More like living
For Heaven on Earth
The more I'm leaning
The more I'm flying
Feels less like dying
More like living
For Heaven on Earth
For Heaven on Earth
Chorus
What a fellowship
What a joy Divine
What a priceless gift
God I'm yours
And You are mine
Let my restless soul
Be still and know
I am leaning on Your everlasting arms
I am leaning on Your everlasting arms
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Meaning & Inspiration
This song reworks the idea of the old hymn "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" with new verses and a bridge. The first verse is a pledge of loyalty, asking that a yes to God stay a yes and a no to the things of this world stay a no, whether the singer rises or falls.
The chorus celebrates closeness with God through the lines "God I'm yours and You are mine," and prays for a restless soul to "be still and know," a phrase that recalls Psalm 46. The second verse points to mercy that is new each morning and promises that stay true from sunrise to evening stars.
The bridge repeats a single thought: the more the singer leans, the more it feels like flying, and dying begins to feel more like living. It frames reliance on God as freedom rather than weakness, ending on the hope of heaven on earth.
Related Scripture
- Deuteronomy 33:27 The verse speaks of the eternal God as a refuge with everlasting arms underneath.
- Psalm 46:10 The command to be still and know that He is God matches the prayer for a restless soul.
- Matthew 5:37 Jesus teaches that a yes should be yes and a no should be no, echoed in the first verse.