Songwriting is the act of baring one's soul to another in the form of words and music.
“Hold on to Me” speaks to my soul, especially those times when I am just barely hanging on…i.e. every other day! I love the prayer in the lyric for Jesus to “hold on to me” when I am barely breathing, don’t believe in myself, when the weight of expectation is too heavy, when I don’t feel worth defending and tired of pretending….hold on to me!
Light of the World, is the song I chose for the New Testament lesson “He That Overcometh Shall Inherit All Things” studying Revelation 15–22. “Light of the World is a contemporary Christian song and was written by Lauren Daigle, Paul Duncan and Paul Mabury and performed by Lauren Daigle. You may have heard it on the Christian gospel radio stations. I was asked to sing this for our ward Christmas party at Church and decided that since I was already working on it, I could record it here as well. The suggested song for this lesson was “When He Comes Again” which I have already posted twice, so I felt this was the perfect week to publish “Light of the World” instead, especially since it is Christmas Eve!