Living on my own, thinking for myself
Castles in the sand, temporary wealth
Now the walls are falling down
Now the storms are closing in
And here I am again
Jesus, hold me now
I need to feel You in this place
To know You’re by my side
And hear Your voice tonight
Jesus, hold me now
I long for Your embrace
I’m beat and broken down
I can’t find my way out
Jesus, hold me now
Curse this morning sun, drags me into one
more day
Of reaping what I’ve sown, living with my
shame
Welcome to my world, and the life that I
have made
One day you’re a prince, and the next day
you’re a slave
Lord, I just looked up today
And realized how far away I am from where
You are
I don’t know what else to pray
Broken at Your feet I lay
The life I’ve torn apart
Jesus, hold me now
Jesus, hold me now
Jesus, hold me now
Jesus, hold me now

(Mark Hall, Bernie Herms) © 2009 My Refuge Music/Club Zoo Music (adm. by EMI CMG Publishing) (BMI) / Be Essential Songs (adm. by Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (BMI) / Word Music, LLC/Banahama Tunes (ASCAP) All rights on behalf of itself and Banahama Tunes adm. by Word Music, LLC.

Behind the Song:
“The Prodigal Son is a big story for me. I always thought it was amazing how they never mention his name. That’s because I think he has a lot of names and one of them is Mark. There are so many times in our lives when we run to the far, distant lands and try to make things work on our own. And God, sometimes through consequences, shows us that this is not the way life is going to work. I keep coming back to the dad in the story. For me, he’s a picture of God. He’s not just sitting up on the porch, waiting for us to grovel. He’s coming after us.” -- Mark Hall, Casting Crowns