by Franklin Edson Belden (1858 - 1945)
Echoes of Hope
Language: English
If any little word of ours —Can make one life the brighter; If any little song of ours —Can make one heart the lighter; God help us speak that little word, —And take our bit of singing And drop it in some lonely vale —To set the echoes ringing. If any little love of ours —Can make one life the sweeter; If any little care of ours —Can make one step the fleeter; If any little help may ease —The burden of another; God give us love and care and strength —To help along each other. If any little thought of ours —Can make one life the stronger; If any cheery smile of ours —Can make its brightness longer; Then let us speak that thought today, —With tender eyes aglowing, So God may grant some weary one —Shall reap from our glad sowing.
Text Authorship:
- by Franklin Edson Belden (1858 - 1945) [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 Laura Farnell (b. 1975), "Echoes of Hope", copyright © 2026 [ ttb chorus and piano ], Santa Barbara Music Publishing
Publisher: Santa Barbara Music Publishing [external link]  [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-08-29
Line count: 24
Word count: 143