Andrew Ripp · Jervis Campbell - Hold Me Up

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About Andrew Ripp, Jervis Campbell

Andrew Ripp is an American singer-songwriter on Holly Street Records who writes reflective, faith-inflected pop/gospel songs, including collaborations such as 'Hold Me Up' with Jervis Campbell. Jervis Campbell is an American gospel singer-songwriter and minister from Charlotte, North Carolina, a University of North Carolina graduate who was active in campus ministry (Cru) before pursuing music full-time.

Faith journey and beliefs

Campbell's ministry background, including leading a campus worship band, underlies his gospel songwriting; he and his wife have toured internationally to 'spread the word of God through music'.

What this song is about

'Hold Me Up' is a co-written gospel single by Andrew Ripp and Jervis Campbell; no public statement explaining its specific meaning was found, so the theme of relying on God for support is inferred from its title and genre.

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Reflection

Weakness that requires outside support is a deeply human experience, and scripture offers repeated assurance that God is willing to provide exactly that kind of support. Isaiah 41:10 promises that God will strengthen and help, upholding with his righteous right hand, an image of physical support given to someone who cannot stand alone. A song titled Hold Me Up, especially as a collaboration between two artists, mirrors this idea of shared strength, the reality that believers are often held up not only by God directly but through the people he places around them. Asking to be held up assumes a level of honesty about limitation that can feel uncomfortable in a culture that prizes independence. Yet this vulnerability is precisely where much of scripture locates true strength, acknowledging weakness so that God's power can be made evident within it. Music built on this plea offers comfort to anyone currently struggling to stand under their own strength, reminding them that support, both human and divine, is available and appropriate to seek.

Questions to sit with

When has someone else's support literally helped hold you up during a hard time?
How comfortable are you admitting you need help rather than managing alone?
How have you experienced God's strength made evident in your own weakness?

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