El Roi (The God Who Sees)

Lyrics

Verse 1

Barefoot on the road to nowhere Sand and silence, that’s all I own Used for someone else’s story Carrying a name that’s not my own Nobody asked, nobody noticed Nobody wondered where I’d gone Just a shadow in the doorway Just a body to build upon

Pre-Chorus

But You were at the spring Before I ever came You crossed the desert line And called me by my name

Chorus

El Roi, El Roi The God who sees me here Not the God who glances But the One who draws near In the dust, in the running In the dark, in the fear El Roi, El Roi You found me here

Verse 2

Years went by, I wore the silence Kept my head down, did my part Then they handed me a canteen And told me I could break apart I laid my boy beneath the branches Sat a bowshot from his cry Too afraid to watch the ending Too exhausted left to try

Pre-Chorus

But You heard his voice Before I raised my own You opened up my eyes — The well was there all along

Chorus

El Roi, El Roi The God who sees me here Not the God who glances But the One who draws near In the sand, in the sorrow In the end of the tears El Roi, El Roi You found me here

Bridge

I named You something no one else has Not Rescuer, not King, not Flame I called You what I needed most — The God who knows my name The God who knows my name

Final Chorus

El Roi, El Roi You see the tears I hide You see the 2 a.m. You see what’s breaking inside Not my résumé, not my smile Not what I perform El Roi, El Roi You see the one behind the storm

Outro (whispered)

She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me” …and the well was there all along

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🎵 This song was written as a companion piece to The God Who Sees You — Part 1: El Roi, a devotional exploring Hagar’s story in Genesis 16 & 21.