Come, Let Us Honor Esther

Suggested Tune: Merle's Tune by Hal H. Hopkins (1983)
Meter: 76,76 D

Come, let us honor Esther,
her courage we applaud.
When she could live with riches,
she dared to serve her God.
She could not rest with privilege ??
deny her people's fate.
She chose to live her calling:
serve those outside the gate.

God, grant that we, like Esther,
have courage for our quest,
and use our past experience
to serve those not as blessed.
Help us to trust you fully
that we may find our bliss,
and answer when you call us
for 'such a time as this.'

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