Fast for Me

ESTHER:
Will I give my life to save my people?
Will I live or will my death await?
Do I have the strength to face this evil?
Am I willing to accept my fate?
Am I willing to accept my fate?

And I'll die
should the king lift not his hand
And I'll perish
by the writing of the land
Do you know what you're asking for?

And I'll die
should the king so want or choose
And I'll perish
if my presence is refused
But if I together hold my peace
Then my family and I will cease
but deliverance shall come to the Jews

Fast for me
Together with me
And then will I go unto the king
Pray for me
so that we might see
Salvation come like eagles' wings

For everyone
to see the sun
Mustn't run
This must be done

Am I the one
come for such a time as this?

[ESTHER] I'm the one
[MORDECAI] You're the one
[TOGETHER] come for such a time as this

Let us swear, in our plight,
that we won't eat or drink, 3 days and nights
we’re in this hand in hand,
my people in Shushan

[MUSICAL INTERLUDE]

[JEWS]
Will this be the end of the Jews?
This law, we can’t amend; what to do?
We will fast, rest assured, in obedience
In this land of the Persians and Medians
Though we're weak and our powers are few.

[ESTHER] And I'll die should the king so want or choose
[JEWS] Will this be the end of the Jews?

[ESTHER] And I'll perish when my presence is refused
[JEWS] This law, we can’t amend; what to do?

[TOGETHER]
We will fast, rest assured, in obedience,
In this land of the Persians and Medians,

[ESTHER] Come what may...
[JEWS] Come what may, night and day, we're with you.

=== CHORUS ===

[ESTHER] Fast for me...
[JEWS] We're with you
[ESTHER] Together with me..
[JEWS] Beside you
[ESTHER] And then will I go unto the king
[JEWS] Have mercy O king....
[ESTHER] Pray for me, and then we might see
[TOGETHER] Salvation come like eagles' wings

[ESTHER]
For such a time
and such a rhyme
Now it's prime
to stop this crime
Time is nigh
and so I cry...

[ESTHER] Fast for me...
[JEWS] We're with you
[ESTHER] Together with me...
[JEWS] Beside you
[ESTHER] And then will I go unto the king
[JEWS] Have mercy O king....
[ESTHER] Pray for me
[ESTHER] And then we might see
[TOGETHER] Salvation come like eagles' wings

[ESTHER] Now my people
[JEWS] Our queen
[ESTHER] It's time
[JEWS] May you live and
[TOGETHER] Let deliverance arise
[ESTHER] You have fasted

[ESTHER] and prayed that I
[JEWS] we prayed that you

[TOGETHER] will shi-i-i-ine.

[ESTHER] I surrender
[JEWS] we are with you
[ESTHER] and render
[JEWS] may you save

[ESTHER] my life
[JEWS] our lives