Esther

Orphaned 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 edict 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 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

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 found my voice, I 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 costs me everything

Two banquets 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 laid 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