Valjean's Death

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'd die. Alone at the end of the day on this wedding night I pray take theses 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's spirit appears FANTINE M'sieur I bless your name VALJEAN I am ready Fantine... FANTINE M'sieur lay down your burden VALJEAN At the end of my days... FANTINE You raised my child in love VALJEAN She's the best of my days... FANTINE Now you will be with God COSETTE Papa, papa I do not understand! Are you alright? They said you'd gone away! VALJEAN Cosette, my child, am I forgiven now? 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 bvrought me home to you! VALJEAN 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 to soon to 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 a story of thoese who always loved you your mother gave her life for you and gave you to my keeping!                                    The other spirits including Eponine appear FANTINE Come with me where chains will never bind you all your grief at last, at last behind you! Lord in Heaven look down on him in mercy! VALJEAN Forgive me all my tresspasses and take me to your glory! VALJEAN, FANTINE & EPONINE Take my hand I'll lead you to salvation take my love for love is everlasting and remeber the truth that once was spoken to love another person is to see the face of God....                             Valjean dies and joins all the other spirits