Hold

 

  

Don’t hold a grudge

But hold on to a friend,

It will do you much better

In the end.

 

Don’t hold a grudge

It will do you no good,

Instead, hold on to the Saviour;

You really should.

 

Hold on, my friend

And don’t you let go,

And bear in mind God holds you too;

Let the evidence show.

 

Hold up, think again!

Look before you leap,

If you know you’ll regret speaking

Then do not speak.

 

Hold still a while

And ponder it through

For often what we do in haste

We don’t need to do.

 

Hold that opportunity

And make it count

Towards the several more hurdles

You have to surmount. 

 

Hold another’s hand

And help him along,

Perhaps he will do the same for you

When you’re not strong.

 

Hold on to the stable

The unstable will fail,

Invariably it will disappoint you

In the slightest gale.

 

Hold firmly to Truth

Yes, trust in God’s Word,

A problem shared with Jesus

Is never deferred. 

 

Hold there, my friend,

I have one more verse,

Life is lived from day to day;

It is never rehearsed.

 

 

 

So, hold, I advise,

To God’s unchanging hand,

Remember for your life and mine

His is the best plan.

 

Stewart Russell © November 28, 2025