Verse 1 A young girl lost in a foreign land An orphan with no guiding hand Her parents are gone, her world is unsure Yet heaven knew her story more A quiet life, a hidden face No sign of royal destiny But destiny was growing still Where human eyes could never see Verse 2 Another child without a home A heart that learned to stand alone Searching for where she belonged Wondering where her roots had gone Like Esther walking unknown roads A life that seemed unsure and small But even in the silent years God was shaping through it all Chorus For such a time as this The calling slowly grows Through broken roads and lonely nights A purpose heaven knows Like Esther in the palace When the moment came to stand God raises the orphaned To carry out His plan Verse 3 Esther stood before the king With courage in her trembling heart One brave voice against the fear To change the fate of every part The orphan girl who was once hidden Now stood where history was made A life prepared through silent years For the moment, she was brave Verse 4 And I, too, walk a road of faith Through questions I have carried long Wondering what my story means And where my life belongs But maybe every broken place Every tear and every scar He was shaping me the way He shaped The queen that Esther was Chorus For such a time as this The calling slowly grows Through broken roads and lonely nights A purpose heaven knows Like Esther in the palace When the moment came to stand God raises the orphaned To carry out His plan Bridge An orphan once forgotten A voice the world might miss But heaven sees a future For such a time as this Final Chorus For such a time as this The reason now appears The orphaned hearts He carries Become the voices He prepares Like Esther in the palace Standing fearless in the light God turns forgotten stories Into purpose and into might Outro For such a time as this… He was preparing me.