He Will Hold Me Fast 

my pastor died unexpectedly on january 26th of 2022 and the sunday after he died this song played and i thought that he will hold me fast. my pastors name was GREG STRAWBRIDGE i will very much miss him but he his reigning with the saints.

Satan hates this song!! It is sabotages his lies. Thank you for posting this beautiful hymn which brings many a soul and spirit such peace and joy, that reminds us of JESUS's faithfulness that we all need, and having loved hymns for so long, I have just disovered! ❤❤❤😂🎉🎉

Love this hymn and the singing, very pretty. Visiting again this Thursday, May 5, 2023.

Visiting this video again at 4:20AM, Thursday morning. Still love it. Posting to keep this in RU-vid's records as frequently visited and interacted with in the comments sections.

As a home church pastor looking for worship videos we can sing to, this is such a great video. 1. No pictures, videos, moving backdrops to distract our attention from God; 2. Words come on screen in time to sing them, again, minimizing distraction from God; 3. The song is in a singable key, also helping to keep our attention on God instead of how to keep changing octaves to try joining in; 4. The sound of the song is a congregation singing, helping us feel like we are part of the body of Christ that is worshipping God, not an audience to performers. It's hard to find videos that put these elements together, so keep up the good work!

Beautiful. Visiting again to sing along this Wednesday, January 11, 2023.

I pray that I will remember and trust in this truth when I go through dark times.

This song is so very powerful to me. Thank you, Matt Merker, for bringing this old hymn to the forefront once again. Your tune is magnificent. Thank you, Mr. Merker, for your willingness to follow His directives and put this song in my heart.

"When I fear my faith will fail, Christ will hold me fast." 💘

I needed to hear these words. My faith is so weak and I am in a bad place. This gives me some comfort.

Thanks brother. Continue the ministry amongst this electronic 'congregation'. this hymn was my strength when i was in hospital...what a wonderful and faithful God God is.

A friend shared these lyrics with me last week. I'd never heard the hymn until then. Praise God for these truths...He will hold me fast!

My favorite version of this song.

surely Jesus will hold me fast. Help me keep the faith

What a beautiful hymn! I never heard it before!

This has become one of my favourite hymns of all time. Thank you! :)

Half way through 2021 and lockdowns etc really need this truth to permeate my soul!! Thanks for posting this!

Sitting outside Ebenezer Coffee shop this evening, enjoying a chai tea, good company, and "He will hold me fast". Grateful for the Lord's gifts and creativity flowing through His people.

Jesus Will Hold Me Fast!😁🙏💕Amen!Thank You For sharing this old great Hymn.Today a lot of Churches don't sing the great hymns as much.To which makes me sad😪They need to be sung more often.

One of my all time favorites...chock-full of the gospel. ❤️😃

Wonderful Uplifting Doctrinally Correct Song. God Bless

Beautiful song which I sang yesterday for the first time! Hope it won't be the last :) He Will Hold Me Fast! Hallelujah!

We love singing this song at our church. We sing it a little slower, but either tempo "works". The words and melody evoke worship. Thank you for your work on this, and for sharing.

Thank you for finding these lyrics and writing music to make them easier to sing along to. This song has meant a lot to me the past few months.

I heard this yesterday for the first time at a funeral, and it is such a blessing. Thank you for your changes, and for “releasing it into the wild” to bless the whole body of Christ!

oh what a blessed glorious thought. I am so ever grateful....

Going to lead this song at my church on Sunday. I can’t wait! I’ve been listening to this song for a week straight. P.S. Thank you for providing free charts on your website.

I needed to hear this this week. Praise God!

This song is a great comfort and a reminder of His promise in Matthew 28:20.

Thank you very much! I love the bit of a cappella (always like it) at the end. Perfect laid back accompaniment to focus on the lyrics.

Something about this song gives me chills 💙🥲

Love it! Very beautiful, thank you for sharing! I heard Alistair Begg on Truth for Life repeat the words of this hymn and it resonated with my heart that I wrote it down intending to look it up if I could to learn. It's a great reminder of God's love, especially when we are so low in spirit. It's not in us, but it's in Him that we stand and can trust. Amen!

Thank you Matt for your contribution to this hymn.

Thank you for sharing it! He will hold me fast

Lois Blake - Thanks for your help now I understand ☺️ Shalom

This blessed me so much! Thank you.

Such a powerful song and amazing melody, Matt! I usually don't like the contemporary melodies as much as the old ones but this is so suited to the lyric and brings me into worship of our great God who will hold us fast!!! May God bless you, talented brother!

Glory to be the LORD our God

I love this song

God bless you!

We lost some one in our fam moses lewis it warms my hart

For my love is often cold, He must hold me fast.

One of my favorites

Thank you

I love this song. I am a young Teenage girl who is Jewish but I love Jesus Christ. Pray for my family please. Can anybody help me with the words ""Hold Me Fast"" what does it mean any way?? To my understanding I think it means He will keep me strong. Am I wrong or right??

great song

THANK YOU, LORD!!!

He indeed will hold me fast

He will hold me fast

Love this song. Where I can I find sheet music for this version?

Powerful song, thank you so much for sharing it! I see the link to the page on your church website no longer exists since your website was updated. Is it still possible to get hold of the sheet music etc?

Amen

if this is the demo, where can i find the final version ? :)

he will hold me fast

What key is this version in please?

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Romans 8:31-39

There should be a Nightcore of this ;-;

I feel so scared that God won't save me. I hope He does, but I understand if He doesn't

I want pizza