Hidden in a strange land

New name, new tongue

Gold thread in a dark hand

Her story just begun

Little girl in a kingdom

Learning when to speak

A crown laid on her heartbeat

On a frightened, faithful queen

For such a time as this

You put courage on her lips

When the night was closing in

You were standing in the midst

For such a time as this

You were writing every twist

What they meant to break apart

You were turning with a whisper in her heart

Banquet table waiting

Silk and quiet wine

A secret in her rib cage

A people on the line

She walks in, hands shaking

“Let it be,” she prays

If I fall, I fall here

But I’ll fall in Your grace

For such a time as this

You put courage on her lips

When the night was closing in

You were standing in the midst

For such a time as this

You were writing every twist

What they meant to break apart

You were turning with a whisper in her heart

You are in the closed doors

You are in the long odds

You are in the shallow breath

Of every child of God (oh-oh)

When the world feels too big

And my faith feels so small

You remind me of a girl

Who chose to risk it all

For such a time as this

Put Your courage on my lips

When the night is closing in

Be the fire within my chest

For such a time as this

You are writing every twist

What they mean to break apart

You are turning with a whisper in my heart