Paul Gordon - Brave Enough for Love lyrics

JANE Sir, I have come back to you Content ROCHESTER Great God! What delusion is this? JANE Ready to stand here by your side, As you see fit... ROCHESTER Is it Jane? JANE As your friend, or as your bride. ROCHESTER My living Jane! JANE Sir, you are my second self And I will be your hands I'll be your eyes I am here With my heart ROCHESTER I can't see, but I can feel... How I've loved you, every day. JANE I've loved you stronger every day How I've lived without your touch... ROCHESTER How I've struggled to survive... BOTH ...Only God above can say. ROCHESTER Am I hideous, Jane? JANE Very, sir. You always were you know. ROCHESTER I see the wickedness is still within you. But is it really you, Jane? Are you come back to me? JANE I am! ROCHESTER And you are not dead in some ditch, or an outcast among strangers? JANE No, sir! I am an independent woman now! ROCHESTER And independent woman? JANE My aunt has died and left me her fortune ROCHESTER Then you possess more wealth than I What could I possibly offer? I am no better Than the old chestnut Struck down by lightning Its life cleft in two For why should you marry A blind man, a cripple Tell me, Jane, what right do I have to you? I prayed in the name of God Don't let Jane suffer Don't let her die For three days, in my despair I cried to heaven Where is Jane Eyre? Then, from my lips Came a voice, came a name I cried "Jane" from the depths I called out I cried "Jane" ROCHESTER AND JANE And I don't know what happened But I thought I heard you... JANE Did you speak these words out loud? ROCHESTER I did. If anyone was listening, He would have thought me mad...I called out with such frantic energy. JANE And this was last Monday evening, just after sunset? ROCHESTER Yes, but what followed is the strangest point. Where the voice came from, I cannot tell, But I know whose voice it was...And the voice replied... JANE Edward? Where are you? Wait for me! ROCHESTER Yes, yes...but how could you know that? JANE The secrets of your heart Are like the secrets of the house They have finally been revealed ROCHESTER There is no more to hide I have looked d**h in the face And though a part of me has died BOTH I will never lose faith I will never lose heart For you have restored my trust And I know you're afraid I'm as scared as you are But willing to be brave Brave enough for love ROCHESTER And now I have your hand JANE Clutching mine with all its might Holding on for precious life ROCHESTER The purifying flame Has washed us clean of all our fears BOTH It was a miracle of God I will never lose faith I will never lose heart For you have restored my trust And I know you're afraid I'm as scared as you are But willing to be brave Brave enough for love And when I heard your voice Beyond the sky I knew it was a sign from God above One I could not deny JANE So, gentle audience, I married him. No woman was ever nearer to her mate than I am, Ever more absolutely bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh. ROCHESTER The secret of the flame Is that there is no more to hide It cures our blindness And our pride BOTH And we'll never lose faith We will never lose heart For you have restored my trust And I know you're afraid I'm as scared as you are But willing to be brave Brave enough for love JANE Edward continued blind the first two years of our marriage, Then, slowly, the sight in one eye began to return to him. ENSEMBLE ForgivenessIs the mightiest swordForgiveness... JANE And when our firstborn was placed into his arms, He could see that the boy had inherited his own eyes, As they once were-large, brilliant and black. JANE On this occasion, we acknowledged with full hearts, That God had tempered judgment with mercy. ROCHESTER I will never lose faith I will never lose heart For you have restored my trust JANE And I know you're afraid I'm as scared as you are... BOTH But willing to be brave Brave enough for love! ROCHESTER, JANE AND ENSEMBLE I will never lose faith I will never lose heart For you have restored my trust And I know you're afraid I'm as scared as you are But willing to be brave Brave enough for love! I will never lose faith I will never lose heart For you have restored my trust And I know you're afraid I'm as scared as you are But willing to be brave Brave enough for love JANE Brave enough for love! ALL Brave enough for love