Whispering Hope

Jim Reeves

Written by Septimus Winner

Key of C · Chords: I II IV V vi

Verse 1

C           F           Am C
Soft as the voice of an an-gel
G7                 C
Breathing a lesson unheard
            C7     F
Hope with a gentle persuasion
C            G7         C
Whispers her comforting word

Verse 2

              G7          Am C
Wait till the darkness is o-ver
G7            D7      G  G7
Wait till the tempest is done
C            F        Am C
Hope for the sunshine tomorrow
C         G7          C
After the darkness is gone

Verse 3

G7         C
Whispering hope
      G7          C
O how welcome thy voice
F         C            G7     C
Making my heart in its sorrow rejoice

Verse 4

          F           Am C
If in the dusk of the twi-light
G7                C
Dim be the region afar
             C7        F
Will not the deepening darkness
C            G7         C
Brighten the glimmering star

Verse 5

              G7       C    Am
Then when the night is upon us
G7             D7         G7 G
Why should the heart sink away
C             F           Am C
When the dark midnight is o-ver
C             G7          C
Watch for the breaking of day

Verse 3

G7         C
Whispering hope
      G7          C
O how welcome thy voice
F         C            G7     C
Making my heart in its sorrow rejoice