[Verse 1] In the hall of Persia, the king called a feast Vashti said no, and her crown was released A Jewish girl Hadassah, no parents, no name Mordecai raised her, and God lit the flame [Pre-Chorus] Beauty in silence, she hid who she was Until the day came when he said This is yours, for such a time as this [Chorus] She stood in the gap If I perish, I perish She wouldn't turn back The scepter was held out, the hidden God moved One woman's courage, a whole people proved For such a time as this [Verse 2] Her mind the Agagite proud as they come Wanted every knee bowed, Mordecai wouldn't run A decree was signed, the gallows were built To wipe out the Jews and bury the guilt To sackcloth and ashes, the city in tears Esther must go or the end would be here [Pre-Chorus] For such a time as this She stood in the gap If I perish, I perish She wouldn't turn back The scepter was held out, the hidden God moved One woman's courage, a whole people proved For such a time as this [Bridge] Three days of fasting, then she crossed the line The king held his gold, her life was still mine Too bad for the truth, the plot came to light Hamán hung high on the wood made for night The tables were turned, the sword in their hand Purim was born in the promised land [Outro] No coincidence, no lucky break The God who stays hidden still knows how to wake From death to deliverance, from fear to the feast He writes the last chapter when we think we're least For such a time as this She stood in the gap If I perish, I perish She wouldn't turn back The scepter was held out, the hidden God moved One woman's courage, a whole people proved For such a time as this
