Children of God

Form classes! Silence! Order!
 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
 Girls, don't slouch, keep in line
 Or my nerves will snap
 Do not whisper or breathe
 Or I'll show you the strap
 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
 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
 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
 Deceit is a cardinal sin
 She knows not the danger she's in
 These are the children of God
 She will quickly learn
 That a child deceitful Forever shall burn
 We are the children of God (Disciplines are born to be humble and suffer)
 And we praise His word
 We are blind in His love (Punish the flesh to chasten the spirit)
 In His love we must trust
 For we are taught that we must (Purity comes from the pain of correction)
 We are the children of God (The torment of martyrs is holy and Christian)
 Starving the body will never
 But we find it queer If we're really His children Why isn't He here?
 Blind in his love
 We're charity children
 No mother or father
 Just heavenly care
 God blesses our souls
 And yet we despair