Hope - 2004

The night holds many secrets
Only the daylight could expose,
But daylight’s nowhere near
I fear that all is lost
For daybreak comes, but shadows linger still
It’s morning now the sun has risen
But Heaven’s sake! It’s hidden
By a cloud of gloomy gray
That billows looming near
It’s growing blacker as the sun
Rises higher in the sky
It’s trying hard to block the light
Whose rays are shining through
Though little light it still brings hope
The cloud may disappear
If all on earth may soon agree,
My dear, we may be free
From all the burdens of the night
By which we’re bound in chains
Oh look! Another ray shines through
And radiates the dew
For Hope is a bird that never rests
For she must always fly
She has no feet to walk about,
No nest to rest her wings
So she must always do her job
To brighten one and all
With songs of Peace that fill the air
And smiles through the strangers stare
Oh look, my darling, there it goes!
The cloud has run away
Alas, I fear it is too late
The sun behind the mountain fades
The night has come again
But listen close and you will hear
The bird who sings her songs through the storm
And through the gale as well
It sings and spreads the joy around
To every house in every town
Hope beats away the big black cloud
With Peace upon her wing
And then she sings another song
Of Love to one and all
But this must wait another day
For now the day is gone