Christ Will Be My Hideaway

One of the unexpected benefits of the COVID-19 crisis has been the vast amount of music being produced. Previously untapped creativity is showing up in live streams from living rooms, video montages, and new songs. Who knows what songs might never have been written apart from being forced to isolate?

In mid-March, my good friend from the UK, Tim Chester, sent me some lyrics he had written, taken from Psalm 91. To be more specific, he subtitled it: “A song for the coronavirus outbreak based on Psalm 91.”

I’ve collaborated with Tim before (Come Praise and Glorify, Reformation Song), and love writing with him. He’s committed setting God’s word to verse but understands the fine tension between accuracy and singability. I began working on a melody for his lyrics, but couldn’t land on something I really liked. So I ran it by a few people and we made a number of lyric and melodic changes. We finally arrived at something I thought was worth sharing.

Christ Will Be My Hideaway is a congregational song for a pandemic or any time really. It’s based on Psalm 91, which is filled with encouraging, soul-strengthening promises from God that lift our eyes above our circumstances to see his providential, wise, powerful care.

Here are the lyrics:

I will dwell within the shelter
Of the God who reigns above.
I will rest beneath the shadow
Of the mighty King of love.
Though a sickness hides in darkness
Though a plague destroys by day
I will stand upon his promises
Christ will be my hideaway.

In You, my God, I trust, You are strong and here with us
In You, my hope remains, Christ will be my hideaway

Angels gather to protect me
When they hear my Savior call
Sovereign hands are ever ready
To uphold me should I fall
Safe beneath his wings of refuge
All my fears are kept at bay
I am shielded by his faithfulness,
Christ will be my hideaway

Though a thousand fall around me
Though death looks me in the eye
Evil shall not have the vict’ry
While the Lord is at my side
God in power raised my Savior
I no longer fear the grave
Through this fragile life and evermore
Christ will be my hideaway

Music & words by Tim Chester, Bob Kauflin, Nathan Stiff, David Zimmer, Lacy Hudson, McKenzie Fuller. © 2020 Sovereign Grace Worship/ASCAP, Sovereign Grace Praise/BMI

Feel free to download the CHORD CHART or the LEAD SHEET.

It’s my prayer that you’ll be encouraged not only by this song, but by the God who has said:

When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him.” (Psalm 91:15, ESV)

And we need never doubt that promise because we have a faithful Savior who endured God’s wrath against our sin on the cross and was raised to eternal glory for our salvation.

By the way, for those rightly concerned about social distancing during this season, the musicians with me in this video are all currently living in my house. (McKenzie Fuller and Lacy Hudson on vocals, and Zach Fuller on acoustic).

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21 Responses to Christ Will Be My Hideaway

  1. Jenny Wang April 20, 2020 at 12:28 PM #

    love this song. Can I translate the post into Chinese and post on my social media account?

    • Bob Kauflin April 20, 2020 at 11:27 PM #

      Jenny, if you can submit the translation first here, that would be great. Thanks for asking!

      • Jenny April 21, 2020 at 12:54 PM #

        thank Bob for the reply!! I will try figure that out tmr! :))) blessings!

  2. Robert April 24, 2020 at 12:20 PM #

    Thank you for this song. I recorded an interpretation of it for organ. If you are interested in it I’d be happy to e-mail it to you.

  3. Colin Lundstrom May 6, 2020 at 5:38 PM #

    Thank you Bob!!
    I’d love to learn what kind of equipment you used to record? (laptop, light, camera, etc.)

    • Bob Kauflin May 6, 2020 at 6:03 PM #

      Ha! iPhones and lamps!

    • Andy August 17, 2020 at 7:21 AM #

      Read this Psalm with my brother a week ago, just before he died. Such a sense of peace as we read. Great to hear it as a song.

  4. Noro May 25, 2020 at 4:43 AM #

    Hello,
    I listen to your songs every day on youtube from France. Thank you for the lyrics, it encourages me a lot during this somewhat difficult period.
    But I know that God is sovereign and He is always there for us.
    Glory to GOD !

  5. Steph Krebs May 29, 2020 at 7:54 AM #

    This song is such a blessing and the lyrics so powerful. I cannot stop listening/singing to it. I hope you soon do a recording, so I can listen to it everywhere. May God bless you.

  6. Mary May 29, 2020 at 9:33 AM #

    Hello, I have listened to this song over & over, what a wonderful message and balm for my heart during this difficult time. These promises are so encouraging and keeps my focus on our heavenly Father.

  7. Mark Phillips June 1, 2020 at 6:56 PM #

    Will this be available on iTunes anytime soon?

  8. laycistercians June 3, 2020 at 5:55 AM #

    Followed you in your Youtube channel. I like how you guys sing. You have a gifted voices! God bless you all.

  9. Cha June 8, 2020 at 6:21 AM #

    The song is heart-warming! I love it.

  10. Beth July 15, 2020 at 11:45 AM #

    Is there an accompaniment track available?

  11. Jia-en October 9, 2020 at 9:48 AM #

    I thank God for giving us this song through you!
    This is His kindness for us, encouraging us through this song from His Word.
    God is so sweet and faithful and gracious. Praise God! Thank God for your lives! <3

    • Bob Kauflin October 9, 2020 at 1:14 PM #

      Jia-en, thanks for your encouraging words!

  12. emilysmith1112 November 24, 2020 at 4:17 AM #

    I Love this song. Can I translate the post into Vietnamese?

    • Bob Kauflin November 27, 2020 at 12:34 AM #

      Emily, thanks for asking! Absolutely!

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