Leaning on the Everlasting Arms 🕯️ Appalachian Folk Gospel Duet | Chris & Anne

"What is left to dread, what left to fear — resting in His everlasting arms." A hymn from 1887, sung tonight by candlelight. 🕯️ Episode 5 of our Candlelight Sessions. Two voices, a rain-soaked night, and a hymn that has carried weary souls for 138 years. Lower the lights. Let the rain do the rest. ────────────────────────── ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro — Candles & rain 00:04 Verse 1 00:32 Chorus 1 01:00 Verse 2 01:30 Chorus reprise 02:20 Final fade — Held within His warm embrace ────────────────────────── 📖 ABOUT THIS HYMN Words: Elisha A. Hoffman (1887) Music: Anthony J. Showalter (1887) Public domain. A pillar of Appalachian and Southern gospel — heard in churches across the Bible Belt for over a century, and featured in the Coen Brothers' "True Grit" (2010). ────────────────────────── 🕯️ Chris & Anne Chris Kyle & Anne Hansen. Two voices, candlelight, and the timeless hymns that have kept faith alive through the longest nights. New hymn every Sunday — 4pm Paris / 10am EST. Subscribe. Pull up a chair near the fire. ────────────────────────── 🎵 CANDLELIGHT SESSIONS — THE SERIES Ep. 1 — Amazing Grace Ep. 2 — Wayfaring Stranger Ep. 3 — Carry It to Him Ep. 4 — Going Down to the Water Ep. 5 — Leaning on the Everlasting Arms (this episode) ────────────────────────── 💬 TELL US Which hymn should we sit with next? Drop a name in the comments — we read every one. ────────────────────────── ⚙️ ALTERED CONTENT DISCLOSURE Music and visuals in this video are AI-generated. The hymn itself is a real, public-domain composition by Hoffman & Showalter (1887). We honor the song; the performance is digital. #FolkGospel #LeaningOnTheEverlastingArms #CandlelightSessions