Hope’s Song
Authors: Anonymous • Composers: Mrs. F.H. Jacobs • Meter: 9.7.7.6.6. • Language: English • Formats: lyrics, png • Copyright: Free PNG, Public Domain
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1. I hear it singing, singing sweetly,
Softly in an undertone,
Singing as if God had taught it,
“It is better farther on!
It is better farther on!”
2. All night and day it sings the sonnet,
Sings it while I sit alone,
Sings it so my heart will sing it,
“It is better farther on!
It is better farther on!
3. Hope sits upon the grave and sings it,
Sings it when the heart would grown,
Sings it when the shadows darken,
“It is better farther on!
It is better farther on!”
4. Yes, farther on! but how much farther
Count the milestones one by one?
No; no counting, only trusting,
“It is better farther on!
It is better farther on!”