Esther
Faixa 8
Dm Gm7 Orphan young I learned to hide C7 Mordecai became my guide A crown I never asked to wear F A7 A secret kept a silent prayer Dm7 Gm7 Behind these palace walls of gold My people’s fate I could not hold Cm7 C7 The edicts signed, the gallows raised F A7 Gm7 I had to speak or watch them fade C7 Dm7 Mordecai said you were born for this Gm7 C7 Dm7 But uninvited could mean my death Gm7 For such a time as this, C7 if I’d perish, I’d perish Fmaj7 A#maj7 I’d lay my life down for the ones I love Gm7 For such a time as this, A7 if I’d perish, I’d perish Em7 A7 Dm But I cannot stay silent anymore Dm Three days we fasted, Gm three days we prayed I felt the weight of every name Cm C C7 My hands were shaking, heart was loud F A7 One step could mean my burial shroud Dm7 Gm7 The throne room doors I walked alone Would he extend the golden throne? C7 F My breath held still, my eyes met his A7 The scepter reached Gm7 I’m still alive Csus4 I’ve found my voice Dm7 I’ve found my strength Gm7 C7 Not in my beauty Dm7 D7 But His grace Gm7 For such a time as this C7 If I perish, I perish Gm7 Fmaj7 A#maj7 I’ll lay my life down for the ones I love Gm7 For such a time as this A7 If I perish, I perish Em7b5 A7 D But I cannot stay silent anymore Gm7 Dm7 D7 Not by my beauty, by His favor Gm7 Dm7 D7 Not by my title, by His mercy Gm7 Dm He placed me here to save my people D A7 A Dm D Even if it cost me everything Gm7 G To banquet set, the moment came G7 Gm7 C7 I spoke the truth, I named his name F My people marked for death, I cried A G And Haman is the one who lied Dm The gallows built for Mordecai C7 Became the place where evil died My people saved, my purpose clear F A Asus2 God used a girl who conquered fear Am7 For such a time as this C7 If I perish, I perish F Fmaj7 A# I’ll lay my life down for the ones I love Gm7 For such a time as this F A If I perish, I perish Em7 A A7 G I could not stay silent anymore Gm7 They called me Hadassah A7 Gm The world knew me as Esther