Gandhi Songs: Hold Fast to Truth

“Hold Fast to Truth” is a song about *satyagraha*, the practice of firmly holding to truth that became central to Gandhi’s approach to nonviolent resistance. It presents nonviolence as an active and disciplined refusal to cooperate with injustice, even when facing fear, punishment, or imprisonment. The song also remembers that truth must examine the resister as carefully as it examines the opponent. It asks whether we can confront wrongdoing with courage while refusing to let hatred determine who we become. Peace requires strength, self-examination, and the willingness to stand together when conscience says no. 🟦 Lyrics 🟦 Hold Fast to Truth [Intro] Hold fast. Hold fast. Hold fast to truth. [Verse 1] When fear commands your silence, When power bends the law, When those who speak for justice Are carried through the door, Stand openly before them, Let every word be clear: “I will not serve a falsehood. I will not bow to fear.” [Pre-Chorus] No hatred in the heart, No weapon in the hand, But conscience rooted deeply Where conscience takes its stand. [Chorus] Hold fast to truth. [Hold fast to truth.] When the night surrounds you, Let truth be your root. [Let truth be your root.] We will not strike in anger, We will not disappear. We will stand before injustice And make the meaning clear. Hold fast to truth. Hold fast to truth. [Verse 2] They may close the meeting houses, They may number every name, They may threaten those who love you And dress their fear as shame. But chains cannot persuade you, And walls cannot decide What a human soul must answer When truth is on its side. [Pre-Chorus] No hatred in the heart, No weapon in the hand, But courage joined with discipline, Together we will stand. [Chorus] Hold fast to truth. [Hold fast to truth.] When the road grows harder, Let truth be your root. [Let truth be your root.] We will not strike in anger, We will not disappear. We will stand before injustice And make the meaning clear. Hold fast to truth. Hold fast to truth. [Bridge] To suffer does not make us right. To struggle does not make us pure. We test ourselves against the truth We ask the world to hear. And if our pride has led us wrong, Let truth correct us too, For no one serves a higher law By hiding what is true. [Verse 3] The jailer is still human, The ruler still can change. The hand that signs an unjust law May someday break the chain. So leave a door behind you Through which a heart may turn, While keeping faith with everyone Whose freedom is denied. [Final Chorus] Hold fast to truth. [Hold fast to truth.] When the night surrounds us, Let truth be our root. [Let truth be our root.] We will not strike in anger, We will not disappear. We will stand before injustice Till every voice is heard. Hold fast to truth. [Hold fast to truth.] Neither weak nor yielding, We choose what we will do. You may command our bodies, But conscience answers no. We will not help injustice. We will not become its foe. Hold fast to truth. Hold fast to truth. [Outro] No hatred in the heart. No weapon in the hand. Truth beneath our footsteps. Together we will stand. Hold fast. Hold fast. Hold fast to truth. 🟦 John's Links 🟦 Check out my Peace & Nonviolence SHIRT designs! https://www.zazzle.com/collections/pe... Email John directly: ☯ SnakeAndTurtleQigong@gmail.com Check out my webpage: https://www.snakeandturtle.com/ Check Out THOUSANDS of Videos Through Patreon! 🔹 Support me on Patreon: 🔹   / johnblue   Send your gratitude to my teachers: https://www.taoiststudiesinstitute.org Endless gratitude to my supporters on Patreon for making this possible! All of my work is built upon donations. Please join Patreon if you'd like to help. 💙 Ali 💙 Amy 💙 Ana 💙 Belinda 💙 Beth 💙 Brie 💙 Chris 💙 Corinne 💙 Croberts 💙 Daniel 💙 Del 💙 Delores 💙 Echo 💙 Ed 💙 Greg 💙 Gordana 💙 Hazel 💙 Jake 💙 Jason 💙 Jen 💙 Leon 💙 Lester 💙 Mark 💙 Mel 💙 Melissa 💙 Memo 💙 Michiaki 💙 Michael 💙 Michelle 💙 Sahil 💙 Sonny 💙 Steffi 💙 Wendy #Gandhi #Nonviolence #CivilDisobedience #Peace #IndianHistory #Satyagraha #PeacefulResistance“Hold Fast to Truth” is a song about *satyagraha*, the practice of firmly holding to truth that became central to Gandhi’s approach to nonviolent resistance. It presents nonviolence as an active and disciplined refusal to cooperate with injustice, even when facing fear, punishment, or imprisonment. The song also remembers that truth must examine the resister as carefully as it examines the opponent. It asks whether we can confront wrongdoing with courage while refusing to let hatred determine who we become. Peace requires strength, self-examination, and the willingness to stand together when conscience says no.