Whispering hope

Time signature: 3/4
Tempo: ~100 bpm.

Lyrics: Septimus Winner (Alice Hawthorne)
Music: Domenico Savino.

Accordion Notation

Beats per bar = 3
Beat symbol = Dot ( . ) or equivalent

Inside row: Buttons 3 - 7 plus o6*
Outside row: Buttons 3 - 7 (replacing button o6*
by button 4* in line 5 of the verse)

Verse 1 (of 3):

;5 "5 .5 | .6 .6* .5* | .:5 | .:4 |
Soft as the voice of an an - gel, /

;4* "4* .4* | .5* .5 .4* | .:4~ | ~.: |
breath-ing a les - son un - heard____  /

;4 "4 .4 | .4 .4* .5 | .:5* | .:6 |
Hope with a gen - tle per - sua - sion,

;5 "5 .5 | .6* .5* .6* | .:6~ | ~.: |
whis - pers her com - fort - ing word___  /

;5 "5 .5 | .5 .o6* .4* | .:4 | .:6 |
Wait till the dark - ness is o - ver   /

;6* "6* .6* | .6* .6 .5* | .:5~ | ~.: |
Wait till the tem - pest is done___ /

;6 "6 .6 | .6 .6* .5* | .:5 | .:6 |
Hope for the sun - shine to - mor - row /

;4 "4 .4 | .5 .4* .3* | .:3~ | ~.: |
Af - ter the show - er is gone___.  /

Chorus:

.:5~ | ~. .5* .6* | .:6~ | ~. .6* .6 | .:7*~ | ~. .6 .7* | .:7 | .:5 |
Whis - per - ing hope____ Oh, how wel - come thy voice______

.:5*~ | ~. .6* .6 | .:5~ | ~. .5 .6 | .:6*~ | ~. .5* .6* | .:6~ | ~.: |
Mak - ing my heart___   In its sor - row re - joice_____

Embedded youTube VIDEOS

Key: G

Tempo: ~100 bpm

Singer: Jim Reeves

Posted by: HomoHumanus

Key: A from time 0 to 2:17
B from time 2:17 to end

Tempo: ~100 bpm

Accordionist: John Woodhouse, with the West-
Lands Men and Girl Choir.

Posted by: Peter de Mos

Key: G

Tempo: ~90 bpm

Singer: Tennessee Ernie Ford

Posted by: Alabanza al Senor

Key: B (at least until near
the end)

Tempo: ~105 bpm.

Singer: Hayley Westenra

Posted by: Hayley Westenra
International

Key: A

Tempo: ~95 bpm

Singer: Willie Nelson

Posted by: tommy194070

Key: A

Tempo: ~100 bpm.

Group: The Browns

Posted by: john sandiford

Key: C

Tempo: ~95 bpm

Singers: Slim & Whitman

Posted by: Slim Whitman - Topic

Key: Db from time 0 to 1:47
D from time 1:47 to end

Tempo: ~80 bpm

Orchestra: Mantovani

Posted by: Wernher Wobler

Key: C

Tempo: ~120 bpm

Accordionist: Greg Tibor

Posted by: Greg Tibor

Key: Eb

Tempo: ~90 bpm

Singer: Anne Murray

Posted by: Anne Murray -Topic

Background Materials, Information & Links

Lyrics:

Soft as the voice of an angel, Breathing a lesson unheard,
Hope with a gentle persuasion Whispers a 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.

If in the dusk of the twilight, Dimmed 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.

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, O Thou blest hope of glory, Never, oh, never depart.

Background Link:

Click HERE for biographical info on Septimus Winner (Alice Hawthorne), and the many tunes and lyrics that he composed, including Whispering Hope, and Where O Where Is My Little Dog Gone?