WHISPERING HOPE
(Alice Hawthorne (real name Septimus Winner) - 1868)
Alma Gluck & Louise Homer - 1912
The Andrews Sisters - 1949
Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae - 1949
Hank Snow - 1951
Pat Boone - 1957
Tennessee Ernie Ford - 1958
Bonnie Guitar - 1958
Mac Wiseman - 1958
Jim Reeves - 1959
Slim Whitman - 1959
Webb Pierce - 1959
Dick Curless - 1959
Don Reno - 1960
The Browns - 1961
Miki And Griff - 1961
Ken Carson - 1962
Anita Bryant - 1962
The Osmond Bothers - 1964
Skeeter Davis - 1967
Connie Smith & Nat Stuckey - 1969
Billy Walker - 1969
Nora Aunor & Bobby Gonzales - 1970
Charley Pride - 1971
Eddy Arnold - 1972
Willie Nelson - 1976
Anita Kerr - 1976
James & John - 1979
Cristy Lane - 1982
Anne Murray - 1999
Dolly Parton - 2003
Hayley Westenra - 2007
Also recorded by:
Bill Gaither; Leroy Van Dyke; Marty Robbins; Ethna Campbell;
Mary Duff & Daniel O'Donnell; The Lewis Family; Victor Wood;
Josh Graves & Kenny Baker; Mieke Telkamp & Yvonne Oostveen;
Chuck Wagon Gang .............. and many others.
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
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
Whispering hope, oh, how welcome thy voice
Making my heart in its sorrow rejoice
Hope, as an anchor so steadfast
Rends the dark veil for the soul
Whither the Master has entered
Robbing the grave of its goal
Come then, oh come, glad fruition
Come to my sad weary heart
Come, oh thou blest hope of glory
Never, oh never depart
Whispering hope, oh, how welcome thy voice
Making my heart in its sorrow rejoice
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DICK CURLESS sang a completely different set of
lyrics to the same tune in his 1959 recording:
Like the faint dawn of the morning
Like the sweet freshness of dew
Comes the dear whisper of Jesus
Comforting tender and true
Darkness gives way to the sunlight
While His voice falls on my ear
Seasons of Heaven's refreshing
Call to new gladness and cheer
Whispering hope like the song of the angels
Jesus, Thy love is sweet music to me
Singing the song of forgiveness
Softly I hear in my soul
Jesus has conquered forever
Sin with its fearful control
Whispering hope of His coming
How my heart thrills at His word
Oh, to be watching and waiting
Ready to welcome the Lord
Whispering hope like the song of the angels
Jesus, Thy love is sweet music to me
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - June 2013)
