Lyrics
Where can I run from Your presence
Where can I flee from You
Even if I hide on the highest mountain
You are there
Where can I run from Your presence
Where can I flee from You
Even if I lie on the lowest valley
You will find me there
Deeper than any ocean
Your love goes on and on
And on and on
Higher than any mountains
Your love goes on and on
And on and on
Your love goes on and on
And on and on and on
And if I clothe myself in shadow
Where I fade away from You
Even if I fall to the deepest darkness
Love surrounds me still
Even if I fall to the deepest darkness
Love surrounds me still
There is no ending to your
Love that holds on and won't let go
Love that won't leave me on my own
I'm falling deeper into your
Love that holds on and won't let go
Love that won't leave me on my own
Love don't let me go, don't let it go
There's no where I could run
There's no where I could hide
There's no where I could go
That You won't find me
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Meaning & Inspiration
“On and On” centers on the assurance that God’s presence cannot be escaped. The images of mountains, valleys, oceans, and darkness describe every extreme the singer might enter, yet each setting becomes another place where divine love remains near. The repeated title phrase emphasizes the continuity of that love rather than a single moment of comfort.
The lyrics clearly echo Psalm 139’s questions about fleeing from God’s Spirit and its declaration that even darkness is not dark to God. The language of a love that holds on also fits the conviction in Romans 8 that nothing can separate God’s people from his love. Together, these images make the song a confident confession of God’s unfailing presence in both height and depth. Its movement from attempted hiding to being found gives the worship lyric a clear spiritual focus: divine love surrounds, sustains, and refuses to abandon the person who calls on God.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 139:7-12 The psalm asks where a person can flee from God’s Spirit and says darkness cannot hide anyone from him.
- Romans 8:38-39 Paul says nothing in creation can separate believers from God’s love.