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Anthony Johnson Showalter (1858 - 1924) was an American gospel music composer, teacher and publisher. He was born May 1 , 1858 in Cher­ry Grove, Vir­gin­ia . Showalter was trained in the Ruebush-Kieffer School Of Music and was teaching in singing schools by age fourteen. In 1884 , he formed the Showalter Music Company of Dalton, Georgia . He was also an el­der of the First Pres­by­ter­ian Church in Dal­ton. Showalter's best known song is " Leaning On The Everlasting Arms ". He wrote the music and chorus, and Elisha A. Hoffman wrote the verses.

Showalter authored several rudiment books on music theory and a book on harmony and song composition. These were widely used in singing schools across the South.

Anthony Johnson Showalter died November 16 , 1924 in Chattanooga, Tennessee and is buried in the West Hill Ceme­tery of Dal­ton, Geor­gia.