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Hope with a gentle persuasion whispers her comforting word
Wait till the darkness is over, wait till the tempest is gone
Hope for the sunshine tomorrow, after the shower is gone
Making my heart in its sorrow rejoice
Making my heart in its sorrow rejoice
What could the comforting hymn “Whispering Hope” have to do with well known little ditties such as “Listen to the Mockingbird,” “Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?” and “Ten Little Indians?”
They were all written by Alice Hawthorne, one of the pseudonyms used by the 19th century songwriter Septimus Winner.
The famous poet, composer and violinist, born in 1827 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the seventh child of Joseph Eastburn Winner and Mary Ann Hawthorne, a relative of Nathanial Hawthorne. Information from https://www.thedestinlog.com/story/lifestyle/faith/2019/01/11/story-behind-song-from-folk-tunes-to-jail-to-whispering-hope/6324248007/
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