{"id":3601,"date":"2012-02-08T16:16:57","date_gmt":"2012-02-08T16:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/?p=3601"},"modified":"2012-02-08T17:55:59","modified_gmt":"2012-02-08T17:55:59","slug":"held-natalie-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayables\/2012\/02\/held-natalie-grant.html","title":{"rendered":"Held &#8211; Natalie Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Best Religious Music<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s rare to be moved by a song that most of us can not personally relate to. &#8220;Held&#8221; is an exception. While other Christian artists croon about love and faith, Natalie Grant takes a chance on a ballad about the death of a new baby. It&#8217;s a beautifully written song with a soothingly soulful melody. The lyrics hit point after point on the theme of loss, &#8220;&#8230;when the sacred is torn from your life&#8221; But it&#8217;s also the lyricswords that bring promise, &#8220;&#8230;and you survive.&#8221; The best religious music brings one closer to God: Loss and songs about loss can do that, and &#8220;Held&#8221; by Natalie Grant does.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Natalie grant held\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iOufqWodFNo?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<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Held Lyrics &#8211; Natalie Grant<\/h4>\n<p>Two months is too little, they let him go<br \/>\nThey had no sudden healing<br \/>\nTo think that providence<br \/>\nWould take a child from his mother<br \/>\nWhile she prays, is appalling<\/p>\n<p>Who told us we&#8217;d be rescued<br \/>\nWhat has changed and<br \/>\nWhy should we be saved from nightmares<br \/>\nWe&#8217;re asking why this happens to us<\/p>\n<p>Who have died to live, it&#8217;s unfair<br \/>\nThis is what it means to be held<br \/>\nHow it feels when the sacred is torn from your life<br \/>\nAnd you survive<\/p>\n<p>This is what it is to be loved and to know<br \/>\nThat the promise was that when everything fell<br \/>\nWe&#8217;d be held<\/p>\n<p>This hand is bitterness<br \/>\nWe want to taste it and<br \/>\nLet the hatred numb our sorrows<br \/>\nThe wise hand opens slowly<br \/>\nTo lilies of the valley and tomorrow<\/p>\n<p>This is what it means to be held<br \/>\nHow it feels, when the sacred is torn from your life<br \/>\nAnd you survive<\/p>\n<p>This is what it is to be loved and to know<br \/>\nThat the promise was that when everything fell<br \/>\nWe&#8217;d be held<\/p>\n<p>If hope if born of suffering<br \/>\nIf this is only the beginning<br \/>\nCan we not wait for one hour<br \/>\nWatching for our Savior<\/p>\n<p>This is what it means to be held<br \/>\nHow it feels, when the sacred is torn from your life<br \/>\nAnd you survive<\/p>\n<p>This is what it is to be loved and to know<br \/>\nThat the promise was that when everything fell<br \/>\nWe&#8217;d be held<\/p>\n<p><em>Songwriter: Christa Wells<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/files\/2012\/02\/held-video.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-3602\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/309\/2012\/02\/held-video-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff00ff\"><strong>READ MORE and enjoy these features from the Daily Prayable! <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192 <a title=\"Daily Story\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/2012\/02\/touching-others-who-seem-untouchable.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Story<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192 <a title=\"Daily Scripture\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/2012\/02\/luke-513.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Scripture<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192 <a title=\"Daily Prayer\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/2012\/02\/your-healing-hands-your-healing-heart.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Prayer<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192 <a title=\"Daily Music\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/2012\/02\/held-natalie-grant.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Music<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192 <a title=\"Daily Joke\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/2012\/02\/bats.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Joke<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192 <a title=\"Daily Quote\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/2012\/02\/wisdom-and-virtue.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Quote<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best Religious Music It&#8217;s rare to be moved by a song that most of us can not personally relate to. &#8220;Held&#8221; is an exception. 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