{"id":18722,"date":"2023-09-17T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brandywinebooks.net\/?p=18722"},"modified":"2025-01-25T20:18:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T01:18:15","slug":"sunday-singing-hold-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brandywinebooks.net\/?p=18722","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Singing: Hold On"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Hold On&quot; (Negro Spiritual)\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TfvLZjofEXA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today&#8217;s hymn is a spiritual with many variations and no date of publication. &#8220;Hold on,&#8221; also called &#8220;Gospel Plow,&#8221; speaks of persevering in the faith, which doesn&#8217;t take fine theological acumen to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet&nbsp;another&nbsp;said,&nbsp;\u201cI&nbsp;will&nbsp;follow&nbsp;you,&nbsp;Lord,&nbsp;but&nbsp;let&nbsp;me&nbsp;first&nbsp;say&nbsp;farewell&nbsp;to&nbsp;those&nbsp;at&nbsp;my&nbsp;home.\u201d<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Jesus&nbsp;said&nbsp;to&nbsp;him,&nbsp;\u201cNo&nbsp;one&nbsp;who&nbsp;puts&nbsp;his&nbsp;hand&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;plow&nbsp;and&nbsp;looks&nbsp;back&nbsp;is&nbsp;fit&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;kingdom&nbsp;of&nbsp;God\u201d (Luke 9:61-62 ESV).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keep your hand on that plow,<br>Hold on! Hold on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noah, Noah, let me come in,<br>Doors all fastened and the windows pinned,<br>Keep your hand on that plow,<br>Hold on! Hold on!<br>Noah said, &#8220;You done lost your track,<br>Can&#8217;t plow straight and keep a-lookin&#8217; back,&#8221;<br>Keep your hand on that plow,<br>Hold on! Hold on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hold on! Hold on! Hold on!<br>Keep your hand on that plow,<br>Hold on! Hold on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you wanna get to Heaven,<br>let me tell you how:<br>Just keep your hand on the gospel plow,<br>Keep your hand on that plow,<br>Hold on! Hold on!<br>If that plow stays in your hand,<br>It&#8217;ll land you into the promised land!<br>Keep your hand on that plow,<br>Hold on! Hold on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mary had a golden chain,<br>Every link spelled with Jesus&#8217; name.<br>Keep your hand on that plow,<br>Hold on! Hold on!<br>Keep on climbing and don&#8217;t you tire<br>Every rung goes higher and higher<br>Keep your hand on that plow,<br>Hold on! Hold on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s a faster version from the great Mahalia Jackson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Keep Your Hand On the Plow\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-J46HlbbC94?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s hymn is a spiritual with many variations and no date of publication. &#8220;Hold on,&#8221; also called &#8220;Gospel Plow,&#8221; speaks of persevering in the faith, which doesn&#8217;t take fine theological acumen to do. Yet&nbsp;another&nbsp;said,&nbsp;\u201cI&nbsp;will&nbsp;follow&nbsp;you,&nbsp;Lord,&nbsp;but&nbsp;let&nbsp;me&nbsp;first&nbsp;say&nbsp;farewell&nbsp;to&nbsp;those&nbsp;at&nbsp;my&nbsp;home.\u201d&nbsp;Jesus&nbsp;said&nbsp;to&nbsp;him,&nbsp;\u201cNo&nbsp;one&nbsp;who&nbsp;puts&nbsp;his&nbsp;hand&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;plow&nbsp;and&nbsp;looks&nbsp;back&nbsp;is&nbsp;fit&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;kingdom&nbsp;of&nbsp;God\u201d (Luke 9:61-62 ESV). Keep your hand on that plow,Hold on! Hold on! 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