I have stood beside the wounded saint Whose faith was strong and sure And I've questioned why a loving God Would let the pain endure Yet in my struggle for a**urance God reminds me once again That although I feel the burden The weight belongs to Him CHORUS He carries those who carry the cross His arms reach deeper Than our deepest needs He carries those who suffer the loss When the way of Christ means sacrifice I will not fear the cost-Heaven knows He carries those who carry the cross I've been blessed enough to witness grace From both sides of the pain And if I had to do it all again There's nothing I would change And so if I don't seem too troubled When the clouds are closing in It's because no storm can reach me That hasn't come through Him CHORUS BRIDGE You know that He carried the weight Of the world upon His shoulders And I know He can carry you and me CHORUS