Israel Houghton - Chasing Me Down Lyrics

Lyrics

We been waiting a long time for this Tye Tribbett and New Breed together We had to come to Asia to do it Oh, by the way, so grateful And we can't run from Your grace 'Cause Your grace is chasing

Come on, Your grace is chasing me down Chasing me down Goodness and mercy Is following me Your grace is chasing me down Chasing me down Goodness and mercy Following me No more condemnation No more separation from you

Your love, Your love for me Is running wild and free Your goodness and mercy Taking me over Your love, Your love won't change Your promises remain Stronger than sin and shame I can't outrun Your grace I can't outrun it I can't outrun it I can't outrun it

Your grace is chasing me down Chasing me down Goodness and mercy Is following me Your grace is chasing me down Chasing me down Goodness and mercy Is following me No more condemnations No more separation from you

Everywhere I go, Your grace is right there Everywhere I turn, Your grace is right there Even when I fall, Your grace is right there What you say? Right there What you say? You heard me say, uh Everywhere I go, Your grace is right there Everywhere I turn, Your grace is right there Even when I fall, Your grace is right there Right there, right there, right there, right there Everywhere I go, Your grace is right there Everywhere I turn, Your grace is right there Even when I fall, Your grace is right there Right there

Can't run, can't hide from your hand on my life Your love, Your grace We'll never, ever stop chasing you Can't run, can't hide from Your hand on my life Your love, Your grace We'll never, ever stop chasing you Can't run, can't hide from Your hand on my life Your love, Your grace We'll never, ever stop chasing you Can't run, can't hide from Your hand on my life Your love, Your grace

Will never, ever stop chasing, chasing Will never, ever stop chasing, chasing Will never, ever stop chasing me Will never, ever stop chasing, chasing Will never, ever stop chasing me Will never, ever stop chasing, chasing Will never, ever stop chasing, me Will never, ever stop, will never, ever stop Will never, ever stop chasing, me

And everywhere I go Your grace is there Oh yeah Alright Everywhere I turn, Your grace is there Right there Even when I fall, Your grace is there

No matter how hard I try I can't outrun, I can't outrun Your grace for my life So good, for Your grace And Your mercy That's why we praise him That's why we praise him Yeah Right there Everywhere I turn, Your grace is there Right there Yeah, hey I just can't outrun Your grace Yeah, hey I can't outrun it Can't outrun it Can't dodge it

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Israel & New Breed - Chasing Me Down ft. Tye Tribbett

Meaning & Inspiration

My knuckles have grown thick and stiff over the years, the kind of stiffness that makes turning the thin, onion-skin pages of a well-worn Bible a slow, careful business. I’ve spent a lot of time in the quiet, watching the light shift across the floorboards, thinking about what sticks when the shouting dies down.

Israel Houghton and Tye Tribbett, they bring a lot of heat to this track. It’s loud, it’s fast, and it’s full of that kinetic energy that makes you want to move your feet. But when I sit with the line, "I can't outrun Your grace," I find myself pushing back my chair and just breathing.

When you’re young, you think of grace like a gift you’re handed—a clean slate, a fresh start. You think you’re the one holding the pen, writing the story. But after you’ve spent a few decades tripping over your own feet, losing people you thought would be here forever, and staring at the ceiling at 3:00 a.m. wondering if you’ve finally exhausted the supply, the words start to change. The idea of being "chased" loses its romantic glow and becomes something startlingly rugged. It’s not a polite pursuit. It’s a relentless one.

David wrote in the Psalms about goodness and mercy following him all the days of his life. We like to imagine that as a pleasant stroll, but have you ever been followed? It’s persistent. It implies that no matter how far into the woods I’ve tried to scramble, no matter how much I’ve tried to hide my failures in the dark corners of my own heart, that mercy was already there. It’s the shadow I couldn't shake.

That’s where the tension sits for me. There’s a restlessness in these lyrics—an admission that we try to run. We try to outpace the love that’s been looking for us since before we had a name. I’ve spent years trying to earn my keep, trying to prove I was worth the trouble, only to realize that the chasing wasn’t about my performance. It was about the stubbornness of a Creator who doesn't know how to let go.

I don’t know if I’ll ever fully wrap my head around that. Some nights, when the strength is thin and the memories are heavy, the idea of being hunted by grace is the only thing that keeps me from feeling entirely untethered. It’s not just a song for the stage; it’s a confession for the weary. I think I’m okay with being caught. I’ve been running for a long time, and honestly? I’m tired of being the one in control. Maybe that’s the point—that the grace is faster, and it’s finally caught up to me.