Elijah Oyelade - Take Me To The Place Lyrics
Lyrics
Rock of ages, cleft for me let me hide myself in Thee Rock of ages, cleft for me
let me hide myself in Thee You are my shield, You are my covering You are my stability, My foundation. You are my shield, You are my covering You are my stability, My foundation.
Take me to the place, The place You are The secret place that's where I wanna be. Take me to the place The place You are the secret place that's where I wanna be
Rock of ages, cleft for me let me hide myself in Thee Rock of ages, cleft for me let me hide myself in Thee You are my shield, You are my covering You are my stability, My foundation. You are my shield, You are my covering You are my stability, My foundation. You are my stability My foundation.
Take me to the place, The place You are The secret place that's where I wanna be. that's where I wanna be
Take my hands, take my hands Lead me to the rock, that is higher than I Take my hands, take my hands Lead me to the rock, that is higher than I
Take my hands, take my hands Lead me to the rock, that is higher than I Take my hands, take my hands Lead me to the rock, that is higher than I
Take me to the place, The place You are The secret place that's where I wanna be. Take me to the place The place You are the secret place That's where I wanna be That's where I wanna be
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TAKE ME TO THE PLACE BY ELIJAH OYELADE
Meaning & Inspiration
I’ve been sitting here with this song from the Show Us Your Glory album, thinking about that line about being led to the rock that is higher than I. It’s hard not to immediately think of the Psalm where David is crying out from the ends of the earth, wanting that shelter because he’s overwhelmed. It’s a desperate kind of prayer, really. When I sing that part, it feels honest, like admitting I can’t climb the mountain on my own and I need God to actually pull me up. It’s not just about wanting to feel close to Him; it’s about needing a place where I’m actually safe from myself and everything else.
The way it loops back to being the Rock of Ages makes me stop and think about the cross. If He’s the rock that was cleft, it means He’s the one who took the hit so I could hide in Him. It makes sense, right? Like, that’s the whole point of the gospel. But then I get stuck on the idea of the secret place. People talk about the secret place all the time, but is it a physical spot or just an attitude? The song makes it sound like a specific destination I have to be taken to, which is a bit strange when I think about how He’s supposed to be everywhere already. Maybe the secret place isn't somewhere He goes, but somewhere I have to be quiet enough to finally inhabit.
It’s just heavy, realizing that asking Him to take my hands is essentially asking Him to strip away my independence. I say I want that, but do I? The song is calm, but the request feels pretty radical if you actually mean it. It’s comforting to imagine being covered and shielded by someone else’s foundation, especially when my own life feels like it’s shifting under my feet. Still, I wonder if I’m just looking for a hiding spot from the hard stuff instead of a place where I’m actually being transformed into His image. I’m not sure if wanting to hide is always the same thing as wanting to follow.