Ever have a place where you go to hide? Perhaps your bedroom, or a quiet hill by a rippling stream? We all need places where we can be alone and secluded from the stressful activities of life. These hiding places become special places of rejuvenation and contemplation.
All the hiding places in the world cannot match the hiding place spoken of in this song. When Jesus hides us in the cleft of the rock, we know that we are being taken care of by His love and mercy. As Psalm 91:1 says, “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the Shadow of the Almighty.”
A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord,
A wonderful Savior to me,
He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock
Where rivers of pleasure I see
He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock
That shadows a dry thirsty land
He hideth my life in the depths of His love
And covers me there with His hand
And covers me there with His hand
A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord
He taketh my burden away
He holdeth me up, and I shall not be moved
He giveth me strength as my day
With numberless blessings each moment He crowns
And filled with His fullness divine
I sing in my rapture, oh glory to God
For such a Redeemer as mine!
When clothed in His brightness, transported I rise
To meet Him in clouds of the sky,
His perfect salvation, His wonderful love,
I’ll shout with the millions on high