Paul Gordon - Children Of God lyrics

BROCKLEHURST Form cla**es! Silence! Order! SCHOOLGIRLS We are the children of God And we praise His word We are blind in His love In His love we will trust For we are taught that we must MISS SCATCHERD Girls, don't slouch, keep in line Or my nerves will snap Do not whisper or breathe Or I'll show you the strap SCHOOLGIRLS Oh, grateful we are for our daily bread Oh, if only just once it could be instead Sweet cakes and cottage pie Food we could identify BROCKLEHURST I have a word to address to the students, Here is a girl who is new to our school, Her name is Jane Eyre, And she is brought here by her excellent benefactress, Mrs. Reed MRS. REED I should wish her to be brought up in a manner suiting her prospects - To be made useful - to be kept humble. We must punish the flesh She's prone to deceit I would caution you not to be Fooled by her lies BROCKLEHURST Deceit is a cardinal sin MRS. REED She knows not the danger she's in BROCKLEHURST These are the children of God She will quickly learn That a child deceitful Forever shall burn MR. BROCKLEHURST Disciplines are bornTo be humble and suffer Punish the flesh to chasten the spirit Purity comes from the pain of correction The torment of martyrsIs holy and Christian Starving the body will never extinguish the soul! SCHOOLGIRLS We are the children of God And we praise His word We are blind in His loveIn His love we must trust For we are taught that we must We are the children of God But we find it queerIf we're really His childrenWhy isn't He here? MRS. REED Let this teach you! Let this teach you! Wicked child! Horrid wretched child! God despises you! MISS SCATCHERD She is depraved The girl will be watched, sir Every hourStand very still All eyes will be watching Watching a shameful child SCHOOLGIRLS We are the children of God And we praise his Word Blind in his love We're charity children No mother or fatherJust heavenly care God blesses our soulsAnd yet we despair