Soft as the voice of an angel whispers our comforting way   You know all entertainers get mail from their fans   And sometimes folks even write to us for advice   For example; I got a letter not long ago    From man that worked in a factory   The factory had been forced to close down   And sadly the young man had lost his job   He'd been out of work for about a year   When his wife gave up took their three kids and left him   He'd been looking for work all this time    And now he's facing the situation all alone   He says that sometimes the depression takes over   And he doesn't know how he'll find the strength to go on   Well I'm not a professional counselor and certainly not a philosopher   I am a country singer but I do know from experience   That sometimes there is only one thing that will keep your heart from breaking   And that's what I'd like to offer to this young man   Some words of wisdom from a great old hymn   They call me Whispering Bill   Well today what I want to whisper is hope   Whispering hope oh how welcome thy voice   I got another letter from a single mom   Telling me she and her two children are just barely getting by   The child support payments come late and sometimes they don't come at all   The cost of sending the kids to school is growing every day   She is working two jobs just to make ends meet   She says sometimes there is just no light at the end of the tunnel only darkness   And sometimes she feels like ending it all   I just hope she will remember these words   Wait 'till the darkness is over wait 'till the tempest is gone   Hope for the sunshine tomorrow after the shower is gone   No matter how dark and how turbulent things may seem   The darkness will turn to light and the storm will calm   I hope these folks are listening as I whisper these words of hope   Not just for them but for any one   Who finds himself in a seemingly hopeless situation   It may be the homeless the sick the broken family   The business man even the leaders of our country   Anybody can be overcome by sorrow and desperation   And while I am just one man with one voice   I can lift it up in a hopeful message   That wherever there is life there is hope   Whispering hope oh how welcome Thy voice   Bathing my heart in it's sorrow rejoice Whispering Hope