Chords for Jo Stafford Whispering Hope

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ Soft [C] as the voice of [G]
an _ _ angel, _ _ _
_ [D] breathing a lesson _ _ _ _ unheard, _ _ _ _
Hope, with a gentle _ [C] _
_ _ _ persuasion, _ _ [G] _
whispers [D] her _ comforting [G] _
_ word,
_ _ _ Wait _ _ [D] till the darkness [G] is _ _ _ [Em] over, _ _ [D] _
wait [A] till the _ tempest [D] is _ _ _ done,
_ _ [G] _
Hope for the sunshine _ _ _ _ tomorrow, _ _ _ _ _ after [D] the shower [G] is _ _ gone,
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ Whispering _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ hope, _ _ [D] _
welcome thy voice, _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ making [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ my heart in [D] its _ _ _ sorrow _ [G] _
rejoice.
_ _ _ _ If _ _ _ [C] in the dusk of [G] the _ _ _ _ _ [Em] twilight, [Am] _
dim [C] be the _ [D] region [G] _
afar, _ _ _ _ _ _
Will not the _ _ [C] deepening _ _ _ darkness _ _ [G] _
_ brighten [D] the _ _ [G] glimmering star?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
Then when [D] the [E] night [G] is upon _ [Em] _ _ us, [D]
why should [A] the heart sink [D]
away?
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G]
When the dark midnight is _ _ _ over, _ _ [D] _
watch for the breaking [G] of _ _ _ day.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ Whispering _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ hope, _ [D] _
welcome thy _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ voice, [C] _
making _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
my heart in [D] its _ _ _ _ sorrow _ _ [G]
rejoice. _ _ _ _ _ _
Amen. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _