A gentle, optimistic waltz song from 1868.
Words and music by Septimus Winner (“Alice Hawthorne”)
This parlor song found its way into the church and gospel songbooks. It is at the same time Victorian and semi-classical. Presented here as a duet according to the sheet music.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment tracks by W. Tomaschewski:
Lyrics
- Soft as the voice of an angel
Breathing a lesson unheard
Hope with a gentle persuasion
Whispers her comforting word
Wait, till the darkness is over
Wait, till the tempest is done
Hope for the sunshine tomorrow
After the shower is gone
Chorus
Whispering Hope
Oh how welcome thy voice
Making my heart in its sorrow rejoice
Whispering Hope
Oh how welcome thy voice
Making my heart in its sorrow rejoice
- If in the dusk of the twilight
Dim be the region afar
Will not the deepening darkness
Brighten the glimmering star?
Then when the night is upon us
Why should the heart sink away
When the dark midnight is over
Watch for the breaking of day
Sung here by Fred Feild: