Lyrics
Verse 1
The spring of April is gone
The leaves have all turned brown
The children are all grown up
And there's no one around
Verse 2
I'm looking over my life and all the mistakes I made
And I'm afraid
Afraid
Verse 3
Somebody told me that You would wash all my sins
And cleanse me from the scars that are so deep within
So I'm calling to You
If you can hear me
I don't know how
Chorus
I was wondering can you hold me now
Verse 4
You are the only one that's patient when I fall
Your angels come to save me every time I call
You don't laugh at me when I make mistakes and cry
You're not like men
You understand me
Verse 5
See people change one day
They don't like you the next they do
I wish that everyone could love me just like You
So here I am this sinful man peace won't allow
Chorus (Repeat x2)
Verse 6
To every broken person that may hear this song
To every boy or girl that feels their smile is gone
I know exactly how it feels to lay in the bed at night
And cry
And cry
Verse 7
Don't you worry God is faithful and He cares
About the tears you've cried and the pain you feel is there
When you are weak that's when he's strong
Even though you don't know how
Chorus (Repeat, declarative)
God can and he will hold you now
God can and he will hold you now
God can and he will hold you now
Outro
Don't you worry he can hold you now
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
"Hold Me Now" opens with imagery of passing seasons and grown children, naming loneliness through the quiet, ordinary markers of time moving on. That gentle, melancholic opening frames the entire song around aging isolation before any specific request is voiced.
Its verses move into direct confession, reviewing mistakes and naming fear openly before asking whether cleansing from deep scars might actually be possible. A later verse contrasts God's patience with human inconsistency, naming people who change their affection day to day against a God who remains understanding regardless of failure.
Rooted in contemporary gospel's confessional, pastoral style, the song functions as both personal prayer and open address to anyone who feels forgotten or broken, its closing verses shifting from uncertain question to confident declaration, naming weakness as the very place God's strength is found and assuring that comfort is available now rather than someday.
Related Scripture
- 2 Corinthians 12:9 Describes strength made perfect in weakness, directly echoed in the song's closing verses.
- Psalm 56:8 Describes God keeping track of tears, echoed in the song's assurance that God cares about tears cried.