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by Henry C. Watson

O loving heart, trust on
Language: English 
There are thoughts which seem to come from heaven
To calm all pain and strife;
As dew falls on the parched flow'r
To nurture it, to nourish it, to life.
There came to me a happy thought,
One morn when hope seem'd gone;
It whisper'd low in accents sweet,
O loving heart, trust on, trust on,
One true heart beats for you alone.

That happy thought shed o'er my life...
A bright and joyful ray,
As sunlight gilds the night's dim clouds
Ere breaks the glorious day...
My soul is bathed in sunshine.
All gloomy dreams are gone;
For that happy thought still whispers,
O loving heart, trust on, trust on,
One true heart beats for you alone.

Text Authorship:

  • by Henry C. Watson  [author's text not yet checked 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 Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829 - 1869), "O loving heart, trust on", 1863, published 1864, copyright © 1864 [voice and piano], Boston, Oliver Ditson & Co. [ sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2017-04-22
Line count: 18
Word count: 118

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