In the 45th edition of Music Lifts (2023), weโre uplifted by Whitney Houston performing, โHold On, Help Is On The Way.โ
Welcome to Music Lifts ๐ถ ๐, a column that seeks to highlight songs that encourage, inspire, and uplift the spirit; songs that exude fortitude, positivity, and resolve, even in the face of adversity.ย Featured songs arenโt genre-specific; songs may or may not be faith-based. The goal is for these songs to make you feel better โ be LIFTED to new heights!ย So, for the 45th edition of Music Lifts ๐ถ ๐ (2023), we highlight ๐ต โHold On, Help Is On The Wayโ as performed by ๐ Whitney Houston.
โWhen youโre down and in despair / Donโt be uneasy because Heโll be there.โ Heโll is capitalized for a reason. He is God who the late, great ๐ Whitney Houston refers to on ๐ต โHold On, Help Is On The Wayโ. Houston performs this uplifting ๐ผโ Rev. Kenneth Paden-penned track alongside one of the truly anointed gospel choirs, ๐ Georgia Mass Choir.ย A highlight from ๐ฟ The Preacherโs Wife (1996), Houston and Georgia Mass Choir speak to that wonderworking power of God.ย She concludes the first verse by saying encouragingly and prudently, โThe Lord has never, never failed you yet.โ
So, what does Whitney and choir tell us to do in the centerpiece, the chorus: โHold on, help is on the way.โ The second verse is patterned like the first, acknowledging hardship and tribulation, but highlighting the resolution coming via God (โJust hold on to Godโs unchanging handโ). Following the second verse, the remainder of this Houston and ๐ Mervyn Warren production grows even more spirited celebrating the coming help. โHe may not come when you want him,โ Houston asserts, โBut heโs right on time!โ The outro is a treat.ย Ah, thereโs nothing like a choir vamping while the lead riffs! The Musical Lift ๐ถ ๐ is lit ๐ฅ!
๐ Whitney Houston โข ๐ฟ The Preacherโs Wife โข ๐ท Arista โข ๐ 1996
Whitney Houston, Hold On, Help Is On The Way: Music Lifts ๐ถ ๐ No. 45 (2023) [๐ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Arista; cottonbro studio, Itzel Sandoval, Neeraj Nagdeve via Pexels]
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