This song is about finding peace and satisfaction not in earthly things but in following God's will. It describes how the singer's life was filled with broken dreams until he stopped chasing his own desires and instead sought God's will. The chorus encourages the listener to behold Jesus, who through his sacrifice wants to lift people up and give them strength through accepting his outstretched hand.

1. Behold

2. So many choices for a man to make
So many ways that he can go
But all the kingdoms in a thousand
worlds
Could not replace the peace I know
The things of earth could never satisfy
The hunger deep in me

3. Chorus:
Behold the Lamb of God
Reaching out His nail-scarred
hand
He wants to lift you up
Give you strength so you can
stand

4. It's only natural for a man to dream
To reach for stars above himself
My life was cluttered with shattered
dreams
Before I learned to seek Your will
I gathered pieces of a broken heart
and laid them at your feet
(Repeat Chorus)

5. You are the rain that falls on thirsty
ground
And the light that opens windows in
my soul
Behold the Lamb of God
Reaching out His nail-scarred hand
He wants to lift you up
Give you strength so you can stand