Lyrics
The devil used to find me
Every single day
No matter how I try
To stay out of his way
Our little game of hide and seek
Would still be going on
But I found the Perfect hiding place
And I'm making it my own
I'm hidden by the cross
Hidden by the cross
Behind those holy timbers
Where Jesus plead the cause
I'm under His protection
And grace that can't be bought
And the devil cannot find me
While I'm hidden by the cross
I know the devil wants me
To come back out and play
So he can see my weakness
And lead my soul astray
I'm where he can't
Reach me now
There's nothing he can do
And if he still wants to play
He'll have to find
Somebody new
I'm hidden by the cross
Hidden by the cross
Behind those holy timbers
Where Jesus plead the cause
I'm under His protection
And grace that can't be bought
And the devil cannot find me
While I'm hidden by the cross
I'm under His protection
And grace that can't be bought
And the devil cannot find me
While I'm hidden by the cross
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Hidden By the Cross” uses a simple hiding-place image to describe safety in Christ’s saving work. The adversary is pictured as searching for weakness and trying to draw the soul astray, while the cross becomes the place where accusation loses its claim. Rather than presenting protection as something earned, the chorus points to grace that cannot be bought and to Christ pleading the believer’s cause.
The hide-and-seek language gives spiritual conflict an accessible shape without making the conflict seem trivial. The speaker recognizes personal weakness but places confidence in Christ’s protection instead of personal resistance alone. Its repeated focus on the cross may recall biblical teaching about boasting only in Christ’s cross and about the cancellation of the record of debt. The closing repetition reinforces the song’s central confession: security rests in grace, Christ’s advocacy, and the victory associated with his sacrificial death.
Related Scripture
- Galatians 6:14 Paul says that his only boast is in the cross of Jesus Christ.
- Colossians 2:14-15 Christ cancels the record of debt and triumphs over hostile powers through the cross.
- 1 John 2:1 The passage identifies Jesus Christ as an advocate for those who sin.