Finale 2 VALJEAN
Alone, I wait in the shadows
I count the hours
‘Till I can sleep
I dreamed a dream
Cosette stood by.
It made her weep
To know I die.
Alone, at the end of the day,
Upon this wedding night I pray
Take these children, my Lord
To thy embrace
And show them grace.

God on high,
Hear my prayer.
Take me now
To thy care.
Where you are,
Let me be.
Take me now,
Take me there.
Bring me home,
Bring me home.

FANTINE
Monsieur, I bless your name.

VALJEAN
I am ready Fantine!

FANTINE
Monsieur, lay down your burden.

VALJEAN
At the end of my days,

FANTINE
You’ve raised my child in love.

VALJEAN
She’s the best of my life

FANTINE
And you will be with God.

COSETTE
Papa, papa, I do not understand,
Are you all right?
Why did you go away?

VALJEAN
Cosette, my child
Thank God, thank God
I’ve lived to see this day.

MARIUS
It’s you who must forgive a thoughtless fool
It’s you who must forgive a thankless man
It’s thanks to you that I am living
And again I lay down my life at your feet
Cosette, 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.

VALJEAN (to COSETTE)
Now you are here,
Again beside me.
Now I can die in peace,
For now my life is blessed.

COSETTE
You will live, Papa, you're going to live,
It's too soon, too soon to say goodbye!

VALJEAN
Yes, Cosette, forbid me now 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.

FANTINE
Come with me
Where chains will never bind you

VALJEAN
I am ready Fantine.

FATINE
All your grief
At last, at last behind you
Lord in Heaven
Look down on him in mercy.

VALJEAN
forgive me all my trespasses
And take me to your glory.

FANTINE
Take my hand
And lead me to salvation
Take my love
For love is everlasting

VALJEAN, FATINE, EPONINE
And remember
The truth that once was spoken
To love another person
Is to see the face of God.

CHORUS
Do you hear the people sing
Lost in the valley of the night?
It is the music of the people
who are climbing to the light.

For the wretched of the earth
there is a flame that never dies.
Even the darkest night will end
and the sun will rise.

We will live again in freedom
in the garden of the Lord.
We will walk behind the ploughshare;
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?
Say, do you hear the distant drums?
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?
Say, do you hear the distant drums?
It is the future that we bring
when tomorrow comes...
Tomorrow comes!

[Thanks to Kat, Henry, Erin, Samantha for corrections]