Lyrics
Verse 1
I won't relent in my pursuit for You
No matter what comes my way
I will seek You
I'll keep running
I'll keep chasing after You
'Cause I'm so in love
So in love with You
Verse 2
You won't relent in Your pursuit for me
No matter what comes my way
You'll still seek me
You'll keep running
You'll keep chasing after me
'Cause You're so in love
So in love with me
Chorus
How can it be that the Great I Am
Is so in love with me
I can't comprehend it
You're so good to me
I'll forever praise and gaze upon Your majesty
Your majesty
Verse 1 (Repeat)
Chorus (Repeat x2)
Bridge (Repeat x3)
I make this vow
Jesus, here and now
That I will seek You
I will search and I will chase
Running to Your name
For all of my days
Lifting Your praise
Holy, holy is Your name
Interlude
Holy, holy is Your name
Chorus (Repeat)
Outro
You're so good to me
I'll forever praise and gaze upon Your majesty
Your majesty
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
"Seek" builds its structure around mutual pursuit, describing the singer's determined chasing after God before mirroring that same language back onto God's pursuit of the singer. That parallel structure, identical phrasing applied to both directions, frames the relationship as reciprocal rather than one-sided devotion.
The chorus responds to that mutual pursuit with disbelief rather than casual acceptance, asking how the God identified as "the Great I Am" could be in love with an ordinary person, and admitting the claim exceeds full comprehension. That posture of wonder, rather than assumed familiarity, keeps the song's declarations of closeness from sounding presumptuous.
The bridge turns pursuit into vow, promising continued seeking and searching for the rest of the singer's days while repeating the declaration that God's name is holy. Rooted in contemporary worship's language of romantic pursuit, the song functions as a sustained commitment to ongoing relationship, treating both divine and human seeking as evidence of a love neither side abandons.
Related Scripture
- Exodus 3:14 Records God's self-identification as "I Am," the title directly used in the song's chorus.
- Jeremiah 29:13 Promises that those who seek God with all their heart will find him, echoed in the song's mutual language of pursuit.