{"id":5684,"date":"2026-03-16T03:35:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T17:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=5684"},"modified":"2026-03-16T03:35:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T17:35:25","slug":"take-hold-of-jesus-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/take-hold-of-jesus-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"TAKE HOLD OF JESUS — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

TAKE HOLD OF JESUS <\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry<\/a><\/p>\n

11-12-2014<\/p>\n

When dark clouds your life do assail,
\nDemons taunt from the bowels of hell,
\nDon’t just give in and don’t you bail,
\nTrust the Lord that all will be well.<\/p>\n

Even though Satan may accuse and rail,
\nShaking your faith, turning you pale,
\nKnow for certain that he will fail,
\nFor our dear Lord will always prevail.<\/p>\n

So next time the Devil begins to yell,
\nTries to defeat you with his hard sell,
\nTake hold of Jesus, for He is your pal,
\nAnd above raging storm you will sail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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