Soft as the voice of an angel whispers our comforting way You know all entertainers get mail from their fans And sometimes folks even write to us for advice For example; I got a letter not long ago From man that worked in a factory The factory had been forced to close down And sadly the young man had lost his job He'd been out of work for about a year When his wife gave up took their three kids and left him He'd been looking for work all this time And now he's facing the situation all alone He says that sometimes the depression takes over And he doesn't know how he'll find the strength to go on Well I'm not a professional counselor and certainly not a philosopher I am a country singer but I do know from experience That sometimes there is only one thing that will keep your heart from breaking And that's what I'd like to offer to this young man Some words of wisdom from a great old hymn They call me Whispering Bill Well today what I want to whisper is hope Whispering hope oh how welcome thy voice I got another letter from a single mom Telling me she and her two children are just barely getting by The child support payments come late and sometimes they don't come at all The cost of sending the kids to school is growing every day She is working two jobs just to make ends meet She says sometimes there is just no light at the end of the tunnel only darkness And sometimes she feels like ending it all I just hope she will remember these words Wait 'till the darkness is over wait 'till the tempest is gone Hope for the sunshine tomorrow after the shower is gone No matter how dark and how turbulent things may seem The darkness will turn to light and the storm will calm I hope these folks are listening as I whisper these words of hope Not just for them but for any one Who finds himself in a seemingly hopeless situation It may be the homeless the sick the broken family The business man even the leaders of our country Anybody can be overcome by sorrow and desperation And while I am just one man with one voice I can lift it up in a hopeful message That wherever there is life there is hope Whispering hope oh how welcome Thy voice Bathing my heart in it's sorrow rejoice Whispering Hope