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by Frederic Eli Dewhurst (1855 - 1906)

Song of hope
Language: English 
If the sun has hid its light,
If the day has turned to night,
If the heavens are not benign,
If the stars refuse to shine -
  Heart of man, lose not thy hope;
  Door, there's none, that shall not ope;
  Path, ther's none that shall not clear;
  Heart of man, why should'st thou fear?

If for years should be thy quest;
If for years thou hast no rest;
If thou circlest earth and sea;
If thou worn and weary be -
  Heart of man, lose not thy hope;
  Door, there's none, that shall not ope;
  Path, ther's none that shall not clear;
  Heart of man, why should'st thou fear?

Confirmed with Indianapolis News, 25 Dec 1894.


Text Authorship:

  • by Frederic Eli Dewhurst (1855 - 1906), "Song of hope" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Jane Bingham Abbott (1851 - 1934), "Song of hope" [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-04-07
Line count: 16
Word count: 108

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