[Verse 1] Balak saw the multitude and fear took hold of Moab's throne, Elders carried payment to the prophet they had known. Balaam heard the warning, yet he rose to take the road, And an angel stood with drawn sword where the donkey turned aside. [Pre-Chorus] The beast saw what the seer could not, And spoke beneath the beating hand. [Chorus] A star will come from Jacob, A scepter rise from Israel. No payment can reverse the blessing, No king can make the faithful God speak false. [Verse 2] Seven altars burned on one height, then another, then Peor, Every place prepared for cursing heard a blessing spoken more. God is not a man to lie, nor a son of man to change, What He blessed could not be broken by divination or reward. [Bridge] Balaam saw the ordered tents and Spirit filled his sight, Gardens by the river, cedars lifted high. Balak struck his hands in anger, honor vanished from the plan, Yet the final word reached forward to a ruler still to come. [Final Chorus] A star will come from Jacob, A scepter rise from Israel. Moab, Edom, nations waiting, Would one day see the promised ruler stand. [Outro] The curse became a blessing, And the star remained ahead.