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The song is a prayer to God concerning Joel and Luke’s wives Moriah and Courtney and the struggles they face when they are apart from each other.
On Sept. 25, 2018, the band posted this snippet on Twitter:
[Verse 1: Luke Smallbone]
She was holdin' on so tight
But why did we still have to say goodbye?
She's all alone tonight
There's nothin' I can do to make it right
[Pre-Chorus: Luke Smallbone]
Is it ever gonna be, ever gonna be brighter?
Is it ever gonna be, ever gonna be easier?
[Chorus: Luke & Joel Smallbone]
Hold her tonight
Oh God, would You hold her tonight?
'Cause I'm not there to stay close, keep watch
Tell her she's not alone
Hold her tonight
[Verse 2: Joel Smallbone, Joel & Luke Smallbone]
We're apart but not alone
My love for her is more than she could know
A secret place only we can go (Only we can go)
And we'll laugh while we will hope until we're home
[Pre-Chorus: Joel & Luke Smallbone]
Is it ever gonna be, ever gonna be brighter?
Is it ever gonna be, ever gonna be easier?
[Chorus: Luke & Joel Smallbone]
Hold her tonight
Oh God, would You hold her tonight?
'Cause I'm not there to stay close, keep watch
Tell her she's not alone
Hold her tonight
[Bridge: Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Both]
Steady on, steady on, my love
This shall soon pass
Steady on, steady on, my love
This shall soon pass
Steady on, steady on, my love
This shall soon pass
Steady on, steady on, my love
[Chorus: Luke & Joel Smallbone]
Hold her tonight
Oh God, would You hold her tonight?
'Cause I'm not there to stay close, keep watch
Tell her again she's not alone
Hold her tonight
Hold her tonight
Oh God, would You hold her tonight?
'Cause I'm not there to stay close, keep watch
Tell her she's not alone
Stay close, keep watch
Tell her she's not alone
Hold her tonight
hold her was written by Rebecca St. James & Tedd T & Luke Smallbone & Joel Smallbone.
hold her was produced by Tedd T & Aqualung & Seth Mosley & for KING & COUNTRY.
for KING & COUNTRY released hold her on Fri Oct 05 2018.
In a text message to their ambassador team (and later a tweet), Luke said:
I was in Europe, my wife Courtney was home in the U.S. I just felt this massive distance between us and I really missed her. It wasn’t the easiest of seasons for our family and so I prayed, ‘God would you hold her tonight? B...
Both Joel and Luke are singing about their wives, Moriah and Courtney respectively. Neither of them want their wives to feel lonely without them while they’re on tour. So, they pray to God to grant comfort to them.