King Ahasuerus levies a tribute across his empire and its islands, and three verses record Mordecai’s rise to second in command, next only to the king himself.
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Lyrics
King Ahasuerus laid a tribute on the land And on the islands of the sea
Aren’t all the acts of his power and of his might And the full account of the greatness of Mordecai To which the king advanced him Written in the book of the chronicles of the kings?
Of Media and Persia For Mordecai the Jew was next to King Ahasuerus And great amongst the Jews And accepted by the multitude of his brothers
Seeking the good of his people And speaking peace to all his descendants The greatness of Mordecai was written In the chronicles of the kings and their realm
He was raised from the captives From obscurity to the highest office The king advanced him above all the princes Mordecai the Jew stood in the king’s gate
He sought the good of his people He spoke peace to all their descendants His name was remembered Amongst the Jews forever
For he was next to the king Great amongst the Jews And accepted by the multitude The people of his own blood Mordecai the Jew
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