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1: The Orphan
JANE
A flood of memory washes over me
A lonely girl, betrayed and battered (little-in score, but lonely in script)
Contrives affection from a doll she cradles so (retrieves the pieces of a life that’s torn apart)
Thinking it will be the only love she'll ever know (and tries in vain to mend the tattered pages of her heart)
Her spirit is in pieces (it’s seven o’clock in the evening)
Her heart has broken at the seams (another day of their abuse)
She craves one drop of kindness (repeated persecution)
But all she has are shattered dreams (for being of so little use)
She curses the injustice/And begs to know the reason why
She suffers in this prison/When all she wants to do is fly
Over mountains/ Over oceans /How her restlessness stirs
For she longs for her liberty/ When will liberty be hers?
Her life is not of value/Poverty secures her fate
Condemned to be a woman/ Barely fit to educate
She swallows her rebellion /But there's a storm within her breast
She tries to quell the downpour /Yet cannot tame her soul's unrest
And the lightning strikes inside her /As she looks to the sky
And she pledges to spread her wings /Through a hurricane she'll fly
Over mountains/ Over oceans /How her restlessness stirs
For she longs for her liberty/When will liberty be hers?
MR. BROCKLEHURST
There's no sight so sad/ No stench so bad
As that of a naughty girl/ No crime so grave
As children who misbehave /When a girl can't be saved
God hears her plea/But He leaves her soul to me

2: Children of God
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 (mindful are we of what Jesus said)
Sweet cakes and cottage pie (trust in him, turn the cheek)
Food we could identify (ever blessed are the meek)
MR. BROCKLEHURST
I have a word to address to the students
Here is a girl who is new to our school
…….
MRS. REED
We must punish the flesh (one)
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 born to be humble and suffer
Punish the flesh to chasten the spirit
Purity comes from the pain of correction (score adds the line: disciples are born to be humble and suffer)
The torment of martyrs Is holy and Christian
The score has 3 ensemble lines as well as
Starving the body will never extinguish the soul!
SCHOOLGIRLS Reed, Scatcherd, and Brocklehurst, so there is
We are the children of God much more going on vocally than on the cd.
And we praise His word For example, a separate child ensemble line
We are blind in His love/In His love we must trust sings an alternate version about “we are the
For we are taught that we must children of God we make one request that the
We are the children of God porridge before us be properly blessed”
But we find it queer/If we're really His children
Why 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 hour/Stand very still
All eyes will be watching
Watching a shameful child
CHILD ENSEMBLE
Blind in his love
We're charity children
No mother or father/Just heavenly care
God blesses our souls/And yet we despair
3: Forgiveness
HELEN
You mustn't be revengeful /You have to be strong
To offer good for evil /Return right for wrong
We must not hold a grudge /And we must learn to endure
Then as God is your judge (our)
At least your heart will be pure (our hearts)
Forgiveness /Is the mightiest sword
Forgiveness of those you hate
Will be your highest reward
When they bruise you with words
When they make you feel small
When it's hardest to bear
You must do nothing at all
Forgiveness is the simplest vow
Forgiveness of all their crimes
Is your deliverance now
Bless those souls who would curse your name
When the last bell tolls you'll be free of blame
You can continue to grieve (resist if you wish)
But know the Gospel is true
You must forgive those who lie (sin)
And bless them that curse you
Forgiveness is the mightiest sword
Forgiveness of those you hate (fear)
Will be your highest reward
…..
You must never lose faith
You must never lose heart
God will restore your trust
And I know you're afraid
I'm as scared as you are
But willing to be brave
Brave enough for love

4: The Graveyard
YOUNG JANE
Helen, I have brought you a lily today
For the roses were frail /And the petals fell away
The morning mist has kissed your grave
Rest now in sleep /Our secrets will keep
Till we speak again tomorrow
When I lay myself down to sleep tonight (as)
I pray I might /Know why God has tempered judgment
Not with mercy /But with sorrow
JANE & YOUNG JANE
Let the world forsake me
Let them do their worst, I will withstand it all
They will not break me
BOTH JANES & ENSEMBLE
There is another world that watches us
I'm not afraid
The angels know when we have sinned
Or we have been betrayed
JANE & ENSEMBLE (not in score)
As I lay myself down to sleep tonight
I pray I might
Be granted strength to see
The spark of heaven's guiding light
JANE
My rebellion waits
The silent cry my spirit sings
Goes far beyond these gates
Oh, Helen, what awaits?

5: Sweet Liberty
JANE
It's seven o' clock in the morning
I lift my eyes to autumn skies
I look out through the graveyard
A silhouetted swallow files
He flies to distant countries
I lose him just behind a cloud
I yearn to be that swallow
And go where I am not allowed
Over mountains, over oceans
Heaven take me away
For I long for my liberty
For sweet liberty I pray
It's nine o' clock in the morning
I teach what's been instilled in me
But is this all we're meant for
Condemned to mere tranquility?
Well, women feel as men do (for)
We must engage our minds and souls
Let us, like our brothers
Let our worth define our roles (have)
Breaking custom and convention
Let tradition give way
For we all need our liberty
For sweet liberty we pray
And I wake from my bed
With the urge to depart
And to follow the dreams of my heart
It's twelve o' clock in the pitch black night
I can't contain my wanderlust
I seek a new adventure
I search the skies because I must (and)
I hunger for new faces
To find a better destiny
And fly among the swallows
Far beyond the troubled sea
Over mountains, over oceans
Heaven take me away
For I long for my liberty
For sweet liberty I pray
'Cross the rivers
Past the highlands
With God's wind in my hair
I look out over boundless skies
JANE
My spirits rise/And carry me
Carry me
beyond my past/Where I will find
Sweet liberty/My liberty/At last
ENSEMBLE
My spirits rise/And carry me
Heaven let my freedom/ Carry me
Where I will find/Liberty at last

6: The Secrets of the House

ENSEMBLE
The secrets of the house
Are just beyond these walls
They hide in long-forgotten shadows
Fragments of memories awakened and stirred
By a call my heart has heard

7: Perfectly Nice
MRS. FAIRFAX
It'll be perfectly nice
Having someone with whom to converse (somebody)
The servants are fine
But a little perverse
And if I'm a tiny bit terse
It's only because I just fired the chef (berated)
Are you talking to me?
I'm a little bit deaf
The weather's been rainy and gray
Robert, stop fussing, you're just in the way!
He's really a dear (where are the cakes?)
Though a tiny bit queer (For goodness sakes)
There was a time when winter was here
No one came by
No one came near
I was alone, nearly a year
And not a creature would come to the house
The vicar came once but he didn't stay long
Or did he come twice?
Maybe I'm wrong
Then, as the days went along
Like it or not, I was not as depressed
And soon after that
We were finally blessed
With little Adele, darling, come here
This is Miss Eyre
Your governess, dear.
ADELE
Bonjour, Miss Eyre.
JANE
Bonjour, Adele.
….
ADELE
Adieu mam'selle.
JANE
Au'voir, Adele...
What a spirited girl (talented)
MRS. FAIRFAX
What a story to tell!
Her mother is gone
Gone to the Lord
……
I am in charge of the hall
When he's away I look after it all
And he's away most of the time
JANE
What sort of man is he like?
MRS. FAIRFAX
The kind of man who is never about.
JANE
Where does he go?
MRS. FAIRFAX
I wouldn't know...
One of a kind
Smart as a sage
And like good wine
Gets better with age
Modest and fair
Yet one wouldn't dare
Behave in a manner unfitting one's class
One has a place
That one mustn't surpass
This is our lot
Like it or not...
I think I've forgotten my thought
What was it? Ah! No, that’s not it at all
Did I have a point?
I can barely recall (never)
But you'll settle in
Read a few books
You've got the brains, if not quite the looks
You'll soon adjust
Everyone must
Heed my advice
Let's be precise
Listen to me, I will not tell you twice
You will be in good grace if you face
That a girl in your place
Will suffice...
MRS. FAIRFAX AND JANE
...if she's perfectly nice!

8: As Good as You
ROCHESTER
Love is like a virus we're infected with
You're so naive
Wouldn't it be wonderful
If life was just as you perceive?
Women are inhuman, worthless
Hard and savage
On the average
Never to be trusted
Completely maladjusted, it's true
And if I'd not loved a few
I might have been as good as you
She was my flame, my gallic sylph
I was her fool's delight
She put me in her spell and turned my
Rage to trust in just one night
With appetites for pleasure
We would search for buried treasure
In the excess of temptation
I thought it my salvation, it's true
And if I had thought things through
I might have been as good as you
She found me handsome
My opera dancer
And like a fool I believed it was true
I held the world inside my hands, a man
Full in his prime
When she left me for another
Pierced my heart a second time
"Nothing lasts forever," she said
"Find the door yourself, dear, won't you?
Think me still your flower
I've treasured every hour, it's true
And if I had loved you, too
I might have been as good as you."
I came upon her some time later
The years had not been very kind
She has this child, Adele
Said she was mine, as well
"Nothing lasts forever, Edward
Take good care and, oh yes
Won't you take our lovely daughter?
For you see, dear, I don't want her
But I'm still your flower
I'll just bloom elsewhere
Tell her my soul is in heaven, with God"
Miss Eyre, I tell you this
Because I want you to know
That I, with some luck
Without shame, without blame
Or the curse of my name
Might have been as good as you

9: Secret Soul
JANE
What can I do now, my precious Lord?
His dark love would be my best reward (I fear his faith may never be restored)
I know I should not dare to go
Deeper in his madness
But it's like a field I must run through
No one's words will make me love him less (All my pulses race I cannot sleep)
How much can I stand, I dare not guess (A precipice is daring me to leap)
The secret voice that speaks to me (Will I resist delirium)
Tells me he's in danger (my judgement warns my passion)
Looking to the dust for tenderness (not to let this fever ravage me)
Deep in my secret soul
I stand alone (a fire burns)
The purpose of why I'm here (my heart flutters near the flame)
Is still unknown (for which it yearns)
And I can't help but sense (but I can still recall)
The darkness in his mind (Dead lilies on a grave)
But I keep looking for his goodness (a little child in the attic)
Afraid of what I'll find (that no one’s love would save)
My heart moves through his unquiet sea (Now I move)
I pray a wave will come and carry me
Closer to his troubled tide
Waters of his fury
But how can I swim this great divide?
JANE
Deep in my secret soul I cry his tears. I weather his angry voice. I feel his fears
His life has infected every wound and every pore
I feel his mystery possess me And I pray that mercy's hand will bless me
Deep in his secret soul his heart is cursed
I summon my deepest will to still his thirst
God give me the strength to go/ Closer to where my heart is whole
Deep within my secret soul
ROCHESTER
Her spring of life/Draws me near
Her gentle voice/I hold dear
Her life has infected every wound and every pore
I feel her mystery possess me and I pray that mercy's hand will bless me
Deep in my secret soul I stand alone
I will not atone
And I will not ever let her
Deep within my secret soul
10: Finer Things
BLANCHE
You have such exquisite taste
Chinese Chippendale
Walls swathed in festoons of silk
Such ornate detail
But there's one thing that is not in this hall
In fact not in your life
Edward - this house could use a wife!
We're lucky to live
In the great age of elegance
Poetry, opera and art
Sparing no expense
Rembrandt and Breughel and Bosch
In this room
With a rug from Chen Chou
That spent a thousand days on the loom
These are the finer things
And what is finer than a bride?
Pleasure and luxury
That only marriage can provide
no innuendo is implied
Ahhhhh!
Chateau Lafitte twenty-eight (ninety)
Oh! The perfect drink!
So much more drinkable now
Than last year, I think
Make no mistake
Like the taste of the wine
When it comes to a woman
You must scrutinize the vine
These are the finer things
And she must have what is her due
Priceless engagement rings
A family jewel, or maybe two
And, but of course, my darling - you!
Ahhhhh!
Mozart and Schumann and Bach
Wrote the finest notes
Every cadenza delights
Every cadence floats
Ahhhhh!
Music is glorious (Schumann)
But I declare
When it comes to a woman
Schumann just cannot compare
These are the finer things
That only beauty can supply
These are the finer things
And what's more beautiful than I?
For not a soul could give you more
Arpeggios and trills
Frolics and frills (furbelows)
Soon you will see
Of all your things
The very finest thing
Is me!

11: The Pledge

….
ROCHESTER
Will you ease my trouble?
JANE
If you tell me how
ROCHESTER
Once you offered your sweet shoulder
JANE
You can have it now
Please take my arm, sir
Let me comfort you
ROCHESTER
Jane, I wish that we were far away
On a quiet island in a distant country
Living day to day
Jane, what would you do?
If all the people that you see
Denounced my name and spat at me?
JANE
I would comfort you...
ROCHESTER
Oh, Jane, what would you do?
If there was something I had done
To make them leave me one by one?
JANE
I would never lose faith
I would never lose heart
I would stand by your side
They could slander your name
They could brand you with shame
But so your heart be pure
There would be no blame

12: Sirens
ROCHESTER
Damn the passion, damn the skies
Damn the light that's in her eyes
I know too well where it has led before
She saves me but I can't be saved
Frees me but I'm still enslaved
Now I battle what I most adore
Oh, let me sail away
And make this vow
That what my heart wants
I will not allow
For as sirens call the sailors
She calls me now
JANE
God save him if he can be saved
Free him if his soul's enslaved
Clear the clouded refuge of his mind
Quell his anger, calm his scorn
Let his spirit be reborn
Help him gather sight where he is blind
ROCHESTER
O let me sail away get lost at sea
Where I won't hear her voice
Where I am blind and free
For as sirens call the sailors
She calls to me
JANE
For I believe
The ghosts of shame
That haunt his past
Will rest at last (must)
The pain will cease
I'll bring him peace (God)
ROCHESTER
I cannot stand another knock
My body dashed upon the rocky shore
The darkness that invades my soul
It sucks my blood, it takes control
Well, I will not endure it anymore
ROCHESTER
Damn the passion, damn the skies
Damn the light that's in her eyes
I know too well where it has led before
She saves me but I can't be saved
Frees me but I'm still enslaved
Now I battle what I most adore
Oh, let me sail away
Get lost at sea
Where I won't hear her voice
Where I am blind and free
For as sirens call the sailors
She calls me now (to me)
JANE
I cannot sleep (think)
I cannot breathe
I cry his tears
I sense the secrets of his past
I feel his fears
And I believe
The ghosts of shame
That haunt his past
Will rest at last
The pain will cease
I'll bring him peace (God)
THE FIGURE
Aaaah!
ROCHESTER
She calls to me
She calls to me
THE FIGURE
Aaaah!
JANE
Heal his pain
Calm his sea
And let him sail on gentler waters to me

13: Opening Act II: Things Beyond This Earth

ENSEMBLE
Sympathies exist /Presentiments and signs
That baffle our mortal comprehension
To dream or to see/ Or to feel or to hear
What seems not to be there
But such things exist
Things beyond this earth
Things beyond our sacred thoughts of heaven
These are the things that reason defies
But reason sometimes lies

14: Painting Her Portrait

JANE
What a fool I have been to wonder
If he might have a care for me
How insane the thought that you
Could be to him dear in any way
That a more absurd young girl has lived
I doubt that you could say! (I)
You, a favorite of Mr. Rochester?
Gifted with the power
Your logic's fading by the hour
And to no avail, Jane!
Poor, blind puppy!
Had to go on dreaming
Had to try to give your life some meaning
Still you fail, Jane!
How dare you think there's a place
In his heart for you? (life)
I'm painting my portrait
An absolute likeness
Faithful to illustrate
Every fine line
I'm mastering detail
Highlighting defects
Making a permanent mirror to see
All of the faults that lie hidden in me
I'm painting my portrait
It's plain and uneven
Reminding me what I am
What I must be
I'm leaving out nothing
No matter how painful
All of my flaws on display to be seen
Now my painting is done
I'll start another
This one of her
And when I close my eyes
I clearly see her face
Capture her grace and poise
Fight back the tears and I'm
Painting her portrait
An absolute likeness
The loveliest face
The most delicate skin
A tribute to beauty
The perfect Miss Ingram
Omit neither diamond ring
Nor golden rose
Make her a lady of rank
Glistening satin
Oh, how she glows
Mix in your finest tints
Paint her dramatically
With all your sweetest hues
Sit here fanatically...
Painting our portraits
This one will live
All of her life as a governess
Just a lonely governess (lowly)
This one will always be happy
And marry a man who will carry her away
And should you fancy
That he really loves you
Just compare the pictures
Two completely different mixtures
You should be ashamed, Jane
Why would he trade his silver
For some unpolished metal
Why would he settle for a slave
When he could have a queen?
Jane, it's foreseen, Jane!
Don't even dare any more
To compare
Say a prayer
For your sorry soul
Jane!

15: In the Light of the Virgin Morning

BLANCHE
In the light of the virgin morning
I look out through a misty haze
The estate has an ancient beauty
Mother must appraise
As I stroll through the pinks and roses
As I savour the columbine
I am grateful for all he is (his worth)
And what will one day all be mine
The perfect plan
If only I could love the man
But I'm not quite sure I can
JANE
In the light of the virgin morning
In the shade of the chestnut tree
If I leave this unhappy bliss
Where will my Eden be?
For I'll miss this enchanted garden
Watching leaves as they turn to brown (and the manor of great renown)
BLANCHE
We will sell the estate, of course
And we will move to town
JANE
This is my fate
What more do I deserve?
I mustn't stay
What purpose would it serve?
He doesn't need me
His heart is blinded
Where will I go?
What star will light my way?
This is my home, oh God above I pray
The rock of ages will show me mercy
BLANCHE
We'll be admired and praised
I'll know what happiness is
When I am his
I'll be the star in his night
And I will shine
As a bride
By his side
JANE
In the light of the virgin morning
I am cursed in my hope of heaven
For I know I will always love him
BLANCHE
In the light of the virgin morning
I am blessed in my hope of heaven
For I know I will come to love him

16: The Gypsy

ROCHESTER
I see a flame in the palm of your hand
Oh sister
You're peevish and puny and spoiled and bland (puny and peevish)
Oh sister
You have no principles
You have no taste
Your education was truly a waste
Don't be upset, girls, this has to be faced (this has got)
Sweet sisters
I see a man in your future, my dear
Auspicious
But his claims of wealth and title I fear (his status and title and wealth are)
Fictitious
You marry the scoundrel, and soon after that
You bear him a child and then you get fat
Lucky for you he leaves both of you flat (sadly)
Dear lady
I see a journey you're planning to take
Oh sister
Believe me, my child, it's a fatal mistake
Oh sister
The road holds great danger
You'd better stay here
There's someone you long to be close to, my dear
He's not so far out of reach as you fear
Dear sister
I'm getting tired of this masquerade
Oh sister
Do you forgive me for this odd charade
Dear sister...

17: The Proposal

ROCHESTER
Jane, this is best
JANE
I don't agree, sir.
ROCHESTER
Jane, when you're gone
I will miss our walks
Our little talks
The look of sunlight on your face
Soon to be a memory...
Jane, when you're gone
I'll miss your voice
And I’ll think of you (I will)
Out on the glen
You seemed so like a fairy then...
JANE
Such a distance, why so far, sir?
ROCHESTER
Oh, does that perturb you?
JANE
It's a long way...
ROCHESTER
Well, from what, Jane?
Why should that disturb you? (does)
Jane, we've been friends...
JANE
It's getting late, sir.
ROCHESTER
Jane, what is wrong?
JANE
I must go in, sir.
ROCHESTER
Jane, is that a tear that's in your eye?
JANE
Yes, it is, and I cry because the pain (grief)
Because the grief (pain)
Is slowly turning to rage
I'm like a bird upon the brief
Who wishes she were never born into this cage
I know you think because I'm plain
That I feel nothing inside
If I were rich, if I were beautiful...
……
ROCHESTER
Jane, there is place for you
And Jane, it is here with me
To live in this house
To stand as my wife
….
Jane, you are my second self
And Jane, don't you see the truth
That you are the heart of my life?
…
ROCHESTER
She's gone, never to return
The gypsy told her that my wealth
Wasn't half of my first claim
And Blanche Ingram, bless her heart
Took the bait, and not my name
I would not...I could never have married Blanche Ingram.
Because my equal is here, and my likeness.
….
ROCHESTER
Jane, to make you as in love with me
As I am in love with you,
Be my wife.
Say my name!
JANE
Edward...
ROCHESTER
Will you marry me, Jane Eyre?
You mean more to me than life
What's your answer?
Tell me now!
Do you consent to be my wife?
God forgive me, you are not getting away from me!
If I had a string under my ribs
Knotted to you, connecting our frames
I'd be afraid that many a mile
Would sever the tie
And I would take to bleeding inwardly
Are you my savior, are you my saint
Protecting me now
With communion and light?
Stand as my equal, be my reward
Slay custom and code
With love as your sword
Childish, slender creature
My hope of heaven lies
Inside your precious eyes
I hear you cherished voice
Across the moorland skies (score inserts several measures of text here)
Will I not guard and cherish you
As long as I shall live?
Will I not sanction you
With all the love my heart can give?
And I wash my hands
Of every youthful crime
Defy them all
God will give me time
And you will lead me, blind
JANE
Yes, sir. I will marry you.
ROCHESTER
Childish slender creature
My hope of heaven lies
Inside your precious eyes
I hear you cherished voice
Across the moorland skies
Your youth and spirit, tender nature
Gentle presence flies us up to heaven
Across the skies

18: Slip of a Girl

MRS. FAIRFAX
A slip of a girl
No breeding, no brass
No kinship, no class
A slip of a girl Who misplaces her grace
And disgraces her place
A slip of a girl
Who should settle for less
And confess a success
I'm outraged and appalled
Distressed and offended
Scandalized, mortified
Shocked and upended
…
You're a slip of a girl
It’s unlikely, I fear
He's in love with you, dear
A slip of a girl!
Would you marry him when
You've no knowledge of men?
A slip of girl
I would beg you to purge
Your unvirginal urge
I'm fretted and anxious
Concerned and disturbed
Upset, apprehensive
Harassed and perturbed!
Oh, Jane, you must be careful...
I remember in my youth
I thought the same as you,
But men, my dear, will break your heart
While swearing to be true.
….
I'm astonished, alarmed
Perplexed and dumbfounded
Bewildered, embarrassed
Amazed and astounded
….
A slip of a girl
Whose form, I'll be sworn
He should scorn to adorn
A slip of a girl
Who'd be blessed, at the best
To be fetchingly dressed!
A slip of a girl
Who'll do as she's told
Or be wholly cajoled,
Laughable, impudent
Brazen, audacious
Saucy, impertinent
Bold and ungracious
I remember, long ago
When I wore such a dress...
He died, poor man, and broke my heart
Still broken, I confess
A slip of a girl
Insipidly built
Ill-equipped, to the hilt
You're a slip of a girl
And I'll bet he'll not let
You be more than a pet
He's twenty years older
Aesthetics won't let it
Be more than a friendship
You'd better forget it
JANE
He's young in his heart.
He loves me, I'm sure.
I solemnly swear...
Our love will endure
MRS. FAIRFAX
Well, then...
I'm thrilled, I'm enchanted
Enraptured, excited
Gratified, tickled...
I trust I'm invited?
I'm charmed, I'm disarmed!
Jane Eyre, I'm delighted!

19: Sirens (Reprise)

JANE
What can I do, I feel his love
Would I be judged by God above
If I were to stay here by his side?
Surely there would be no blame
If I do not take his name
I'll have his heart
But I'll not be his bride
And we could sail away
Get lost at sea
Where we could lose ourselves
Where we are blind and free
For as sirens call the sailors
He calls to me
Lord, is this to be my worth?
I pray there was a reason for my birth
Is this what you would have me do?
Break my sacred vow to you?
Destroy the laws of heaven here on earth?
JANE
What can I do, I feel his love
Would I be judged by God above/If I am not there to hear his call?
Curse the passion, dim the flame
If I cannot take his name/I cannot take anything at all
Oh, let me sail away
And make this vow
That what my heart wants/I will not allow
For as sirens call the sailors...
ROCHESTER
Jane, don't you see/ No one is injured by this breach
Jane, don't you see/ Our spring of life is within reach
You are my life/My second self
Oh, be my wife/My little elf
You are my Jane/ Oh, say my name
JANE
He calls me now

20: Farewell, Good Angel

ROCHESTER
Is this how you would leave me?
In ruin and despair?
My hope is quenched, my life is lost
Laid waste beyond repair
I was wrong when I deceived you
But there was no other way
Your character won't let you
Live the lie mine must obey!
And I don't mean to claim
That honour has been served
But why must I have eyes
To see you're not there?
Why must I take one more breath?
Let lightning strike
That's not the worst
Now that you've shattered my soul
I die accursed!
So farewell, good angel
Another day is done
I wrapped my life around you
And for a time, two fused as one
And God should strike me down
If you are truly gone
But why must I have eyes
To see you're not there?
Why must I take one more breath?
Let lightning strike
That's not the worst
I'd rather burn in Hell
Damning my soul to dwell (deep where my demons)
Lost in my pain
Than to live here on earth
Without my Jane!

21: My Maker
JANE
I see my maker
And my mind's at rest
There will be no pain to feel
Only joy within my breast
I see his goodness
As he comes for me
Soon I'll be exalted
And my soul will be set free
But I will not be blessed
I have stumbled in the face of God
And when I come to rest
He'll know I have harmed
That which I love best
I see my maker
Peace has come so fast
I will be restored to him
We'll be joined at last

22: Rain
JANE'S MEMORY
Rain falls from the sky
Fresh on my skin
Kisses my face
I drag myself up
Weary I walk
Guided by grace
There in the darkness
A flicker of light
Leading me onwards
Over the moors
To a road
A road winding slow
That leads to a house
A house that I know...

23: The Voice Across the Moors

ST. JOHN RIVERS
In the light of the virgin evening
In the veil of a midnight blue (twilight)
God has seen I'm at last rewarded
He has sent me to you
And I hear His divine commandments
And I sail His celestial sea
In the harmony of the heavens
He's proclaimed to me
Jane, you must be a missionary wife
Jane, you will have a visionary life
The rock of ages is yours to lean on
Jane, you were formed (we)
For labor, not love
Jane, show your faith
In the heavens above
For now I claim you
In holy marriage
….
JANE
What can I do now, my precious Lord?
Would this union be my best reward?
Is this why I've landed here
Frozen on his doorstep?
Is this part of your eternal plan?
Deep in my secret soul (in score, St. John sings counterpoint with her)
Oh God, I pray
Show me the road to take
And light my way
Give me a sign, my Lord
And I will promise to obey
ROCHESTER
Jane...
Jane...
JANE
I'll go with him as his wife
ROCHESTER
Jane...
JANE
If it's Your will, I'll obey
ROCHESTER
Jane...
Jane...
Jane, Jane, Jane...
Jane, Jane!
JANE
I hear your cherished voice
Across the moorland skies

24: Poor Sister

MASON
My dear, I have brought you a lily today
For the roses were frail
And the petals fell away
The morning mist has kissed your grave
Rest now in sleep
Our secrets will keep
Till we speak again tomorrow
….
MASON (Mrs. Fairfax)
She set the flame (she ran through the house)
Although no one knows why (and she set it aflame)
Poor sister (woman)
Then jumped to her death
For she thought she could fly! (what a mis’rable shame)
Sweet sister (Poor woman)
Edward saved everyone else who was there (Thornfield was burning we all would have died)
But got out too late for himself I declare (had not Mister Rochester gone back inside)
What happened to him
Well, it just isn't fair (Well, I’m still horrified)
Poor Edward (Master)
JANE
God have mercy...
MASON (Mrs. Fairfax)
He's still alive
But the dear man is blind (poor)
JANE
Dear master
MASON (Mrs. Fairfax)
And crippled in body
If not in his mind
Poor sister (Edward [sung by Jane in score)

25: Brave Enough for Love

JANE
Sir, I have come back to you
Content, ready to stand here by your side,
As you see fit...
As your friend, or as your bride.

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
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 prayed)
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
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 death 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

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

ENSEMBLE
Forgiveness
Is the mightiest sword
Forgiveness...

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