Perfume of myrrh, the palace waits, Silk and mirrors, golden gates. A year of oils, her skin made new, The hidden star the king once knew. For such a time as this, (Esther 4:14) If I perish, I perish. (Esther 4:16) Spare my people— (Esther 7:3) Spare my people. (Esther 7:3) “Esther had not revealed her nationality…” (Esther 2:10) A crown of gold, a secret star, A queen unknown to who they are. But Mordecai sat by the gate, And heard the whispers, schemes of hate. The gallows built, the edicts fall, A death decree against them all. For such a time as this, (Esther 4:14) If I perish, I perish. (Esther 4:16) Spare my people— (Esther 7:3) Spare my people. (Esther 7:3) “Do not think that you will escape…” (Esther 4:13) His message burned, it shook her soul, No silent queen could play that role. “And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14) The hour struck, the moment sure, The dice were cast, the lamps endure. For such a time as this, (Esther 4:14) If I perish, I perish. (Esther 4:16) Spare my people— (Esther 7:3) Spare my people. (Esther 7:3) “…I will go to the king, against the law.” (Esther 4:16) Through velvet halls she walked in awe. She faced the throne, her courage cherish, “And if I perish, I perish.” (Esther 4:16) “Grant me my life—this is my petition. And spare my people—this is my request.” (Esther 7:3) “How can I bear to see disaster fall?” (Esther 8:6) The gallows wait, the courtiers stall. For such a time as this, (Esther 4:14) If I perish, I perish. (Esther 4:16) Spare my people— (Esther 7:3) Spare my people. (Esther 7:3) “Before a young woman’s turn came to go in to King Xerxes, she had to complete twelve months of beauty treatments… six months with oil of myrrh and six with perfumes and cosmetics.” (Esther 2:12) Echoed in smoke, the spotlight fades— Her words still ringing, the dice still played…more