Hide And Seek

Sanctus Real's “Hide And Seek” turns the children's game around. The first line says there is no hide and seek, because God is always chasing the singer with his love. There is no space between them, and God keeps pursuing, whispering softly to him.

What God says is a list of what he would do: there is no height he would not climb, no depth he would not dive and no ground he would not pray for on the singer's behalf. He goes before him, made a way and rescued his soul, so there is no place God will not go. The chorus describes being carried, swept off his feet and pulled in deep until he can finally breathe in God's love. The final verse is the response of the singer, who decides to keep his eyes on the Lord as he leads. The song's picture of a God who searches stands against the common idea that people must find him first. The band wrote it in a straightforward rock style, with a driving beat under quiet verses, so the chorus lifts when it arrives. It suits listeners who have run from faith or feel too far gone, and a youth group can use it to open a conversation about grace.

There is nowhere to flee from his presence in Psalm 139:7-10. The shepherd who goes after the lost sheep is Luke 15:4, and nothing in creation separating us from his love is Romans 8:38-39.