Esther

Orphan young I learned to hide Mordecai became my guide A crown I never asked to wear A secret kept a silent prayer

Behind these palace walls of gold My people’s fate I could not hold The edicts signed, the gallows raised I had to speak or watch them fade

Mordecai said you were born for this But uninvited could mean my death For such a time as this, if I’d perish, I’d perish I’d lay my life down for the ones I love

For such a time as this, if I’d perish, I’d perish But I cannot stay silent anymore Three days we fasted, three days we prayed I felt the weight of every name

My hands were shaking, heart was loud One step could mean my burial shroud The throne room doors I walked alone Would he extend the golden throne?

My breath held still, my eyes met his The scepter reached I’m still alive I’ve found my voice

I’ve found my strength Not in my beauty But His grace

For such a time as this If I perish, I perish I’ll lay my life down for the ones I love For such a time as this If I perish, I perish

But I cannot stay silent anymore Not by my beauty, by His favor Not by my title, by His mercy He placed me here to save my people

Even if it cost me everything To banquet set, the moment came I spoke the truth, I named his name My people marked for death, I cried

And Haman is the one who lied The gallows built for Mordecai Became the place where evil died My people saved, my purpose clear

God used a girl who conquered fear

For such a time as this If I perish, I perish I’ll lay my life down for the ones I love For such a time as this If I perish, I perish

I could not stay silent anymore They called me Hadassah The world knew me as Esther