[Downbeat Hook] He carries the lamb close against his heart, [Movement I] Comfort the road where the captive feet return, Raise every valley and lower every pride. Grass has a season and flowers surrender, But the word of the LORD does not wither with time. [Refrain] He carries the lamb close against his heart, He names every star though the nations seem large. [Movement II] Why say your path is hidden from his sight? The everlasting God does not fail in the night. They that wait upon the LORD rise again, Not by youth, not by iron, not by the strength of men. [Movement III] They mount through the wind, they run without fear, They walk through the long road and know he is near. Comfort is not softness; it is promise made strong, [Coda] The weary inherit the breath to go on. He names every star though the nations seem large. He carries the lamb close against his heart,