Hold Me Fast

Hold Me Fast

When I was in high school, I took both piano and voice lessons from the same beautiful woman, Barb Ask. She was always cheerful, smiling, and bright. She was the encouragement I needed to continue studying piano after a succession of not so positive teachers. (We moved a lot when I was young, and tried a lot of teachers in the many places we lived, and often it was not pleasant!) Fast forward about 25 years, and I found and 'friended' her son, David Ask, on Facebook. It was his post that introduced me to this remade version of an old hymn. (Find him at DavidAsk.com)

NLA
8" x 10"
Painted with the finest quality heavy-body acrylic paint on acid-free, heavy weight Fabriano watercolor paper
Ready to frame

Hold Me Fast
When I fear my faith will fail,
Christ will hold me fast;
When the tempter would prevail,
He can hold me fast.

Refrain
He will hold me fast,
He will hold me fast;
For my Savior loves me so,
He will hold me fast.

I could never keep my hold,
He will hold me fast;
For my love is often cold,
He must hold me fast.

I am precious in His sight,
He will hold me fast;
Those He saves are His delight.
He will hold me fast.

He’ll not let my soul be lost,
Christ will hold me fast;
Bought by Him at such a cost,
He will hold me fast.

Three times in the last few days I have been confronted with 'hopeless' situations. The possibility of good coming from the situations seems unlikely, to say the least. The long view - the panorama - is steep and forbidding. In these times, I am so very thankful for a Savior Who loves me so and will hold me fast!