(Vs 1) To everyone who's hurting
To those who've had enough
To all the undeserving
That should cover all of us
Please do not let go
I promise there is hope
(Chs) Hold fast, help is on the way
Hold fast, He's come to save the day
What I've learned in my life
One thing greater than my strife
Is His grasp
So hold fast
(Vs 2) Will this season never pass?
Can we stop this ride?
Will we see the sun at last?
Or could this be our lot in life?
Please do not let go
I promise you there's hope
(Chs) Hold fast, help is on the way
Hold fast, He's come to save the day
What I've learned in my life
One thing greater than my strife
Is Your grasp
So hold fast
(Brdg) You may think you're all alone
And there's no way that anyone could know
What you're going through
But if you only hear one thing
Just understand that we are all the same
Searching for the truth
The truth what we're soon to face
Unless someone comes to take our place
Is there anyone?
All we want is to be free
Free from our captivity
Lord, here He comes
(Chs) Hold fast, help is on the way
Hold fast, He's come to save the day
What I've learned in my lie
One thing stronger than my strife
Is Your grasp
So hold fast, help is on the way
Hold fast, He's come to save the day
What I've learned in my life
One thing greater than my strife
Is Your grasp
So hold fast
Meaning:
We are all in pain, we are all unworthy, we are all at our wits end and hoping for a single way out. This is a good song where the band is really trying to talk to their listeners. Their main point: hold fast. Don't give up, because remember that way out you were wishing for? Yeah, they know that it exists. They know the key to it. They know just how to get it, and what it involves. It's Jesus. As much as our world doesn't want to admit it, He really is the only way out of the desolation we put ourselves through. I got to experience firsthand what it was like to keep myself out of God's reign. I was in the worst pain I have ever experienced in my life; physically, emotionally, and mentally. And the only way I escaped any of it was giving myself up to God. It wasn't easy, but it was the most worthwhile thing I have done in my life. They say it perfectly: "One thing greater than my strife/Is His grasp..." The only thing able to conquer the all-consuming grief I had plunged into were the hands of Jesus pulling me out. Nothing beats the power of that love, coming right out and holding you. And that's what this song is about. About the hope Jesus brings, because He has saved us, and He will keep on doing it every time we ask.
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