The author of this hymn, a dear Christian worker, was inspired to write the words by receiving from those urged to accept the Savior the oft-repeated protest, "I can't hold out!”
Many who have labored for the Lord in city missions are familiar with this excuse.
One such worker constantly replies: "It isn't that you must 'hold on,' but that you must let the Lord Jesus Christ hold you.”
The question is: Are you, in your weakness, attempting to "hold on"? Or are you, trusting in His never dying love and omnipotent strength, eternally held in His everlasting arms?