Act 2 Finale lyrics
by Original West End Cast of The Prince of Egypt
[AARON] (spoken)
It's the Egyptian army. Ramses betrayed us–we're trapped!
[MIRIAM]
What are you going to do, Moses?
[MOSES]
I don't know!
[MIRIAM] (sung)
MANY NIGHTS WE'VE PRAYED,
WITH NO PROOF ANYONE COULD HEAR
ALL AT ONCE AN ANSWER CAME,
IN WAYS WE NEVER PLANNED
[MOSES]
SO WE ARE NOT AFRAID,
FOR WE'VE SEEN MIRACLES APPEAR
IS THERE ONE MORE MIRACLE?
IS THERE ONE MORE MIRACLE IF I STRETCH FORTH MY HAND?
[YOCHEVED]
DELIVER US,
NOW YOU WILL, DELIVER US
AND UNTIL THE END OF HISTORY
WILL THIS DAY BE SUNG
AH-AH-AHH...
[MIRIAM, & YOCHEVED]
AH-AH-AHH,
AH-AH-AHH...
[ENSEMBLE 1 (Hebrews)]
AH-AH-AHH,
AH-AH-AHH...
AH-AH-AHH,
AH-AH-AHH...
[An Egyptian fanfare sounds off.]
[HIGH PRIEST HOTEP] (spoken)
Your Highness, the Hebrews are getting away. Order the soldiers to follow them into the sea!
[PHARAOH SETI, & (HOTEP, spoken)] (sung)
ONE WEAK LINK
CAN BREAK THE STRONGEST CHAIN (There is still time to catch them.)
ONE WEAK KING
CAN END THE LONGEST REIGN (We can kill every one of them.)
ALTHOUGH MY WORST FEAR IS COMING TRUE (Honor your father–take your vengeance!)
IS THAT ONE WEAK LINK
THAT ONE WEAK LINK
THAT ONE WEAK LINK (This is why you came here!)...
[PHARAOH RAMSES] (spoken)
No!
[QUEEN TUYA] (sung)
THIS IS WHY YOU WERE BORN
[SETI]
THIS IS WHAT YOU WERE MADE FOR
[TUYA, & SETI]
THIS IS WHO YOU BOTH WILL BE
THE REST OF YOUR LONG LIVES THROUGH
[TUYA, SETI, & RAMSES]
NOW YOU KNOW WHAT YOU MUST BE
NOW YOU KNOW WHAT YOU MUST DO
[HOTEP] (spokеn)
After the Hebrеws!
[RAMSES]
No, I order you to stop!
[HOTEP]
They're following me now!
[HOTEP, & ENSEMBLE 2 (Egyptian Guards)] (sung)
BY THE POWER OF MUT, NUT, KHNUM, PTAH
ANUBIS, ANOUKIS, HEMSUT, TEFNUT, MESHKET, MAFDET
SOBEK, SEKHMET, SOKAR, SERKET
RA!
[ENSEMBLE 1 (Hebrews)]
AH-AH-AHH,
AH-AH-AHH...
AH-AH-AHH...
[MOSES]
FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS TO COME
[RAMSES]
FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE
NO ANCIENT LAWS TO SHOW THE WAY
[MOSES, & RAMSES]
BUT AS EACH DAY
I SEARCH FOR WHAT TO DO
I'LL KNOW THERE IS A BROTHER
WHO IS SEARCHING TOO
I'LL KNOW THERE IS A BROTHER
OUT THERE WHO CAN UNDERSTAND
FOOTPRINTS ON THE SAND
ONE DAY WE WILL VANISH,
LIKE FOOTPRINTS ON THE SAND
LIKE ECHOES OF A FADING CHIME
OUR BODIES WILL BE GONE
BUT DEEDS CAN LIVE ON
FOR WE CAN BE BOTH MERELY HUMAN AND SUBLIME
OH, FOOTPRINTS ON THE SAND
AND FOOTPRINTS ON THE SANDS OF TIME!
[ENSEMBLE 1 (Hebrews), (MOSES, & RAMSES)]
WHO KNOWS WHAT MIRACLES YOU CAN ACHIEVE
WHEN YOU BELIEVE, SOMEHOW YOU WILL (FOOTPRINTS ON THE SAND)
NOW YOU WILL (FOOTPRINTS ON THE SAND)
YOU WILL WHEN YOU BELIEVE (WHEN YOU BELIEVE)
[ALL]
YOU WILL WHEN YOU BELIEVE...