Soft as the voice of an angel, breathing a lesson unheard   Hope with a gentle persuasion, whispers her comforting word   Wait till the darkness is over, wait till the tempest is done   Hope for the sunshine tomorrow, after the darkness is gone      Whispering hope oh how welcome Thy voice    making my heart in its sorrow rejoice      If in the dusk of the twilight, dim 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      Whispering hope oh how welcome Thy voice    making my heart any sorrow rejoice