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_____
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Background Materials, Information & Links
Lyrics:
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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:
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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?
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