Rick Lee James recounts losing a newborn in the hospital and the grief that followed. He weaves his family's pain with Psalm 23, finding comfort in "the Lord is our shepherd" while walking through the valley of death. The piece moves from lament to hope, urging listeners to rest in God's arms.
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Oh, the joy we felt inside when they told us in 9 months you would arrive. And we told your brother, you're gonna have to share a room. Everybody started getting getting ready for you. When we found ourselves in a hospital room, your heartbeat couldn't be found. Something went wrong and now you were gone. What do we What are we supposed to do now? Where do we go? Where else can we go? If the Lord is our shepherd, then he's walking with us through the valley of the shadow of death. Though the long dark night is swallowing us, He will not give up what is His. He restores our soul. How do we say goodbye when we never got to hold you or hear your little cry? How do we leave this hospital room? Get in our car and drive home without you? I don't know. There's only one place to go. If the Lord is our shepherd, he's walking with us through the valley of the shadow of death. And though the long dark night He's swallowing us. He will not give up what is his. He restores our soul. We never met you, but we love you. We never met you, but we love you. Rest in the arms of him who loves you. Lean on the everlasting arms. We never met you, but we love you. We never met you, but we love you. Rest in the arms of him who loves you. Lean on the everlasting arms. If the Lord is our shepherd, then he is walking with us through the valley of the shadow of death. And though the long dark night is swallowing us, he will not give up what is his. He restores our soul. He restores our soul.
