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"Hold"

“hold”

 

the story and the study

a few words from the writers

“Hold on to your friends and
Your family 'cause it’s all you got.
Hold on to your Bible and faith.
Hold on to God.”

I honestly wasn’t super excited about this song to begin with. I enjoyed it, but didn’t see the significance of it. But now, with all that’s happening in our world, I’m more aware than ever that we all just need to HOLD. James 4:7 says to, “Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

Ephesians 6:13 reads, “Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist when the times are evil, and after you have done everything, to stand firm.”

This song means so much more through that lens. May we all have the assurance of the rock we are standing on, the confidence in the promises of God, and the boldness to stand in His truth these days!”

-Jordan Merritt

The Bible says in James 4:14, “How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone.” I think that this song captures that. Hold onto the moments that you have, and thank the Lord for every one of them.

- JONATHAN LEE

“Life is like the shoes that you've worn too much.”

Sometimes, it feels like you've been run over, chewed up, and spit out by life. When we get stuck in these seasons, it's sometimes hard to find the right words to say.

When we wrote this song, it felt like we found the word. I remember us tipping our heads back and hollering the word “Hold” for the first time. There are so many things we need to remind ourselves to hold onto. I believe the Lord is continually asking us to anchor ourselves to Him and to trust that He knows what He is doing. This song holds a special place in my heart!

- Sabin Flore

“hold” lyrics

Verse 1
Life’s like a match, already been lit
You gotta be careful cause this one burns quick
Oh, when you’re young you feel immortal
But life catches up to you, yes, you get older.

Chorus
Hold, Hold

Verse 2
Life’s like the shoes that you’ve worn too much
They might hurt your soul but you still wanna run
Oh, life don’t give easy, you still have to try
You gotta push on cause you still love the ride.

Verse 3
Life’s like a glass, a glass full of sand
You try to keep flipping to start it again
Oh, stop watching time to see how it falls
Go see the world cause the glass ain't that tall.

Bridge
Hold on to your friends and your family
Cause it’s all you got
Hold on to your Bible and faith
Hold on to God
Take lots of photographs
Bottle up tears and laughs
Don’t let the old flame burn out
Cause life’s like a match
Already been lit, You gotta be careful.

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