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The Hope, the Star, the Voice

There is a hope, a blessed hope

Author: Horace H. Hawley
Tune: [There is a hope, a glorious hope]
Published in 32 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 There is a hope, a glorious hope,
More precious and more bright
Than all the joyless mockery
The world esteems delight.

Refrain:
That hope, that hope, that precious hope,
Of everlasting rest…
With the bright beaming star,
And the voice from afar,
All point to the land of the blest.

2 There is a star, a lovely star,
That lights the darkest gloom,
And sheds a peaceful radiance over
The prospects of the tomb. [Refrain]

3 There is a voice, a cheering voice,
That lifts the soul above,
Dispels the painful, anxious doubt,
And whispers, God is love. [Refrain]

4 That voice, aloud from Calvary’s height,
Proclaims the soul forgiven;
That star is revelation’s light;
That hope, the hope of Heav’n. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #13917

Author: Horace H. Hawley

Hawley, H. H., author of "There is a hope, a blessed hope" [Hope in Christ], which appeared in A. C. Thomas's Hymns of Zion, 1839, was born in Lewis County, New York, April 10, 1817. In 1881 he published The Iris; Songs of Jesus for Sunday Schools and Devotional Meetings, to which he contributed seven hymns. The music of this collection is mainly by Mr. Hawley. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: There is a hope, a blessed hope
Title: The Hope, the Star, the Voice
Author: Horace H. Hawley
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Source: Hymns of Zion by Abel C. Thomas (Philadelphia, 1839)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: That hope, that hope, that precious hope
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #13917
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The Cyber Hymnal #13917

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