May 5, 2024
“You think you’re lost, but you’re not lost on your own. You’re not alone. I will stand by you, I will help you through…”
How many times in life, do we feel all alone, during tragedies, during illness, during loss? Suffering is difficult enough to deal with, but the sense that we have nowhere to turn for comfort or for compassion, magnifies the pain.
The feeling is so common, perhaps that’s why the song “I Won’t Let Go,” written by Steve Robson and Jason Sellers, touched so many lives and gave them a sense of hope and peace.
Recorded by the country music group Rascal Flatts, the song was certified platinum and has sold millions of copies over the years.
Asked about the song, Sellers said, “This could be something you’d say to someone in the family that’s a soldier, fighting overseas… or to your mom, dad, wife or husband … And yes, I felt it could also be God saying it to someone.”
Hear Rascal Flatts sing “I Won’t Let Go” (https://youtu.be/4fqPcnuVPR8?si=ET9N58tdljiBBA1w).
I Won’t Let Go
It’s like a storm
That cuts a path
It breaks your will
It feels like that
You think you’re lost
But you’re not lost on your own
You’re not alone
I will stand by you
I will help you through
When you’ve done all you can do
If you can’t cope
I will dry your eyes
I will fight your fight
I will hold you tight
And I won’t let go
It hurts my heart
To see you cry
I know it’s dark
This part of life
Oh it finds us all (finds us all)
And we’re too small
To stop the rain
Oh but when it rains
I will stand by you
I will help you through
When you’ve done all you can do
And you can’t cope
I will dry your eyes
I will fight your fight
I will hold you tight
And I won’t let you fall
Don’t be afraid to fall
I’m right here to catch you
I won’t let you down
It won’t get you down
You’re gonna make it
Yeah I know you can make it
‘Cause I will stand by you
I will help you through
When you’ve done all you can do
And you can’t cope
And I will dry your eyes
I will fight your fight
I will hold you tight
And I won’t let go
Oh I’m gonna hold you
And I won’t let go
Won’t let you go
No I won’t
(Songwriters: Jason Sellers / Stephen Robson
I Won’t Let Go lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc)
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