1 Art thou sunk in depths of sorrow
Where no arm can reach so low?
There is One whose arms almighty
God th' Eternal is thy refuge,
Underneath thee, underneath thee,
Are the everlasting arms,
Everlasting, everlasting,
Are the everlasting arms.
2 Other arms grow faint and weary,
These can never faint, nor fail;
Others reach our mounts of blessing,
These our lowest loneliest vale.
O that all might know His friendship!
O that all might see His charms!
Underneath thee, underneath thee,
Are the everlasting arms,
Everlasting, everlasting,
Are the everlasting arms.
3 Underneath us, O how easy;
And we find our humbling failures
Save us from the strength that harms!
Underneath thee, underneath thee,
Are the everlasting arms,
Everlasting, everlasting,
Are the everlasting arms.
4 Arms of Jesus! Fold me closer,
To Thy strong and loving breast,
And when time's last sands are sinking,
Shield my heart from all alarms,
Underneath thee, underneath thee,
Are the everlasting arms,
Everlasting, everlasting,
Are the everlasting arms.