Epilogue Lyrics

Monsieur I bless your name
I am ready Fantine
monsieur lay down your burden
At the end of my days
you raised my child in love
she's the best of my life
and you will be with God

papa papa I do not understand
Are you alright, why did you go away
oh cossette my child am I forgiven now
thank God Thank God I've lived
to see this day.

it's you who must forgive us thoughtless fool.
it's you who must forgive us thankless man.
it's thanks to you that I am living
and again I lay down my life at your feet
cossette your father is a saint
when they wounded me he took me from
the barricade. carried like a babe
and brought me home...to you

now you are here
again beside me
now I can die in peace
for now my life is blessed...

you will live
papa you're going to live
it's too soon, too soon to say goodbye
yes cossette forbid me not to die
i'll obey...I will try

on this page I write my last confession
read it well when I at last am sleeping
it's the story of one who turned from hating
a man who only learned to love
when you were in his keeping

come with me
the chains will never bind you
all your grief at last at last behind you
God in heaven look down on him in mercy
forgive me all my trespasses
and take to your glory

take my hand
i'll lead you to salvation
take my love, my love is everlasting
and remember the truth that once was spoken
to love another person is to see the face of God

Do you hear the people sing?
hosting the bearing of the night
it is the music of a people
who will drive into the light
for the wretched of the earth
there is a thing that never dies
even the darkest night will end
and the sun will rise

they will live again in freedom
in the garden of the Lord
we will walk behind the clashes
we will put away the sword
the chain will be broken
and all men will have their reward

will you join in our crusade
who will be strong and stand with me
somewhere beyond the barricade
is there a world you long to see

do you hear the people sing
singing a near and distant cry
it is the future that we bring
when tomorrow comes

will you join in our crusade
who will be strong and stand with me
somewhere beyond the barricade
is there a world you long to see

do you hear the people sing
singing a near and distant cry
it is the future that we bring
when tomorrow comes

ahh ahh ahhhhhh
tomorrow COMES!!!!

(Thanks to Jeremy Sutton for these lyrics)