what is joy divine?

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An old hymn has been front and center in my thoughts today. I wondered where it came from (?). Hummm... This song is based on:

The eternal God is your Refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.

Deuteronomy 33:27

It’s a song of the truth of the everlasting Word and of the everlasting arms.

So, what is joy divine? For starters, divine joy is a gift of our salvation. It’s joy in the Holy Spirit. It’s God’s glory and grace letting us share in His divine joy. Bottom line, as Christians, we are to be filled with divine joy. And, there’s so much more to this joy divine...

“Leaning on the Everlasting Arms”

(Eli­sha A. Hoff­man – 1887)

What a fellowship, what a joy divine,
Leaning on the everlasting arms;
What a blessedness, what a peace is mine,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.

Refrain:
Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms;
Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms.

Oh, how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way,
Leaning on the everlasting arms;
Oh, how bright the path grows from day to day,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.

What have I to dread, what have I to fear,
Leaning on the everlasting arms?
I have blessed peace with my Lord so near,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.