Under His Wings
Kayode Adesiyan
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About this song
A redemptive story-song from the book of Ruth, celebrating God’s covering over strangers, outsiders and the broken. Under His Wings declares that grace gives refuge, belonging and a new home.
Ruth 2:12
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Behind the song
Under His Wings retells Ruth’s journey from loss to belonging. She begins as an outsider carrying grief, uncertainty and an empty future, yet under God’s covenant mercy she finds refuge, provision and family. The song traces her path through Naomi’s pain, the fields of Boaz and the grace that turned a stranger into a daughter within God’s story. What looked like ordinary provision became divine covering, and what began with emptiness ended in redemption. The song also widens Ruth’s story to point to Christ. Jesus is our true Kinsman-Redeemer who brings outsiders near, heals the broken and gives a home to those who once stood far away. It is therefore both a Bible-story song and a worship declaration for anyone longing to know that they belong.
Lyrics
Under Your wings…
There is refuge…
Under Your wings…
I belong…
[Verse 1]
She left behind the life she knew
With wounded hope and nothing new
But covenant love became her song
As she walked with Naomi on
Through bitter roads and empty days
Her faithful heart still chose Your ways
A stranger calling on Your name
Would never leave the same
You saw her steps
You heard her cry
You drew her underneath Your wings
[Chorus]
Under Your wings
The stranger belongs
Mercy is writing
A beautiful song
Under Your wings
The broken find home
No longer forgotten
No longer alone
Ruth found refuge
Under Your wings
And grace restored
The forgotten things
[Verse 2]
She gathered grain from field to field
Not knowing what the day would yield
But every handful left behind
Was mercy she was meant to find
The God of Israel saw her tears
And covered all the wasted years
What looked like chance upon the ground
Was favour gathering around
[Chorus]
Under Your wings
The stranger belongs
Mercy is writing
A beautiful song
Under Your wings
The broken find home
No longer forgotten
No longer alone
Ruth found refuge
Under Your wings
And grace restored
The forgotten things
[Verse 3]
A kinsman stood with open hands
To give her name, a home and land
The one who came with nothing there
Received an honoured place and heir
The outsider was brought within
Her story washed from grief and shame
And through her line redemption came
The nations would remember her name
[Verse 4]
Then Jesus came, our Kinsman near
To pay our debt and calm our fear
He took the loss we could not bear
And gave us His inheritance there
We once were strangers far away
But grace has brought us near today
But grace has brought us near today
Adopted through the blood of Christ
We have a home, we have new life
[Bridge]
Under Your wings
I am covered
Under Your wings
I belong
You have called me
Son and daughter
You have brought me
Into Your home
Under Your wings
There is healing
Under Your wings
There is peace
Every stranger
Every orphan
Finds a place
Within Your family
Under Your wings…
Under Your wings…
I am covered…
I belong…
[Verse 5]
Now every lonely heart can come
The Father still is calling home
There is a table, there is room
Grace is waiting here for you
No past can keep you from the King
No shame can stop the song you sing
Come find your rest beneath His wings
And receive everything
[Final Chorus]
Under Your wings
The stranger belongs
Mercy is writing
A beautiful song
Under Your wings
The broken find home
No longer forgotten
No longer alone
We have found refuge
Under Your wings
And grace restored
The forgotten things
[Outro]
Under Your wings…
I am covered…
Under Your wings…
I belong…
There is a place…
There is a home…
Under Your wings…
I am not alone…
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