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Hold on
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I'm a young contemporary Christian music leader/songwriter and church leader (I'm an ordained minister in the Church of England). My passion is to see Christ known. For everybody who knows me, having anything to do with the internet is a miracle (it takes me weeks to read my e-mails!). Im 32 and I was brought up in Manchester, knowing about God but never knowing God within my life. After a very difficult teenage period and getting into a lot of trouble I somehow found myself passing my exams and getting to university. Amazingly for some I actually came away from uni with a degree, and my wife and I went to live and work in Hertfordshire. Whilst there I was challenged by God on an Alpha course and I met Jesus as my Saviour. We worshipped at St. Andrews Chorleywood where I found great strength in knowing that Jesus is real in my life. After a number of years I found myself being called into the ordained ministry and in 2003 I was ordained into the Church of England (how this has happened Im yet to understand!). As well as serving in my local church Ive continued to lead worship at a number of different events and have led the music and teaching for church away days/weekends in various churches across the UK. I have been writing for a number of years and have a large folder of songs that have been an outpouring of my love for God. Ive never found the push to be pro-active with sending my material away, however recently I was very surprised to hear that my songs have been taken by others and used in Africa, Spain France and Jamaica as well as a number of churches across the UK. This led to a friend of mine setting this link up but with funds being tight I can only afford the free download (I hope you like it). My song writing always seems to be very basic but hopefully it represents part of a journey with God - a journey on which I have always sought to keep the Cross and the Resurrection central in my life.
Song Info
Genre
Pop Christian Pop
Charts
Peak #76
Peak in subgenre #14
Author
Pat Nesbitt
Rights
Copyright © 2005 Pat Nesbitt
Uploaded
September 06, 2006
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MP3
MP3 2.2 MB 64 kbps 4:47
Story behind the song
‘Hold on’ has been floating around my heart for a number of years. It began life as a very reflective personal song that I used to focus upon God’s love for me. As the song grew it became more of a congregational song that although not ‘profound’ in any great detail it allows people to take a journey of reflection about who Jesus is and then provides a response. For a number of years I had been praying about the terms/names used for Jesus and had been reflecting upon each in turn – the Son of God who chose to walk upon the earth. The verse encourages me to reflect upon who Jesus is and then moves into the type of response I should take. I read the book ‘Mystery of Salvation’ and was compelled to reflect more about what the cross means to me personally. Paul uses the term mystery at a time when it was used within pagan religious practices. For him it means to disclose, or to make known or reveal the truth of Jesus. As I prayed about this term I felt drawn to reflect about what we do with these truths. The chorus therefore uses the term ‘hold on’, but not at the detriment of sharing them with others, rather as a term to denote that we need to hold on to the truth of the gospel deep within our heart. The bridge always seems to encourage me to focus that it is God who offers us salvation and allows us to stand forgiven but there is a choice, to accept it and turn to him or reject it.
Lyrics
Verse: Emmanuel, you’re with us now. The Son of God you walked the earth. The King of kings you reign on high forever. The Holy one of God, you are our Lord. Pre-chorus: No-one can ever fully know, The wonder of your cross, For there you freely chose to die. Chorus: So we’ll hold on, hold on. Hold on to your love. Hold on, hold on to your truth. We’ll hold on, hold on. Hold on to your love. Hold on, hold on to your truth. Bridge: Your gospel brings us hope, You set the captives free. We stand forgiven by your grace. Your sacrifice brings life, To all who turn to you, And so we’ll live our lives for you
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