Lent/Easter Musicals

& & ? & ? # # # # # 113 Œ œ œ ˙ I be lieve! . . ˙ ˙ Œ lieve! . . ˙ ˙ Œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . . . . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ . . œ œ œ œ œ œ ∑ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ b œ œ œ I do be ˙ œ œ œ œ b œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ƒ molto rit. molto rit. molto rit. Œ œ œ . œ J œ I do be w w w lieve! w w Œ . . . . œ œ œ œ > œ œ œ œ > œ œ œ œ # > œ œ œ œ > œ œ œ œ . . . œ œ œ > œ œ œ > œ œ œ # > œ œ œ > œ œ œ Ó Œ œ œ > œ œ > ƒ ƒ ƒ w U lieve! w w w U w w U w w w w > U w > U w Ï ∑ ∑ ∑ œ œ œ œ ^ Œ Ó œ œ ^ Œ Ó - - - 75 (JMG1200) The time had arrived. The moment of truth was here. King Ahasuerus and Haman were again at the sumptuous dinner prepared for them by Esther. Queen Esther, you have once again prepared a beautiful feast for us. Thank you, my king. I am very thankful you are pleased. So what is it you would like? As I have said, you can ask for half of my kingdom and it will be yours! My king. My heart is heavy for what I must tell you. Speak your heart , my Queen. If it pleases the King…spare my life, my family, and the lives of my people! What do you mean "your people?" What is this about sparing your life? She is out of her head! She must be taken away! Silence, Haman. Tell me more, Esther. We've been sold, me and my Jewish people, to be destroyed. Sold to be massacred and eliminated. Who would do such a thing to my beautiful queen? An enemy. An adversary. This man here…the evil Haman! The king was so overtaken with anger, he left the room for a moment to collect himself. Please, Queen Esther. Have mercy on me! The king will surely kill me now! Please stop him! NARRATOR 2: AHASUERUS: ESTHER: AHASUERUS: ESTHER: AHASUERUS: (ESTHER and AHASUERUS face each other as in the Prologue. ESTHER speaks urgently to him) ESTHER: AHASUERUS: HAMAN: AHASUERUS: ESTHER: AHASUERUS: ESTHER: NARRATOR 1: HAMAN:

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