Jesus, Take a Hold

{{Infobox song

| name = Jesus, Take a Hold

| cover =

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| type = single

| artist = Merle Haggard and The Strangers

| album = Hag

| B-side = No Reason to Quit

| released = June 13, 1970

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| genre = Country

| length = 2:18

| label = Capitol

| writer = Merle Haggard

| producer = Ken Nelson

| prev_title = Street Singer

| prev_year = 1970

| next_title = I Can't Be Myself

| next_year = 1970

}}

"Jesus, Take a Hold" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in June 1970 as the first single from the album Hag. The song peaked at number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and peaked at number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=146}} It reached three on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks.