The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12509

12509. Dark Below, But Light Above

1 Thro’ the mists of shadows dreary,
O’er the dark and stormy sea,
Came a voice of heav’nly music,
Floating thro’ the gloom to me;
’Twas a voice of wondrous sweetness,
Bringing words of hope and love,
Whispering to my troubled spirit,
"Dark below, but light above."

Refrain:
’Twas a voice of wondrous sweetness,
Bringing words of hope and love,
Whispering to my troubled spirit,
Dark below, but light above.

2 Often when life’s shadows gather
Round my weary troubled soul,
Comes that voice of angel sweetness,
Whispering I am near the goal;
Telling me, in softened murmurs,
Bringing words of hope and love,
Saying to my doubting spirit,
"Dark below, but light above." [Refrain]

3 Soon I’ll reach those golden portals,
Soon I’ll cross life’s troubled sea,
Whence that voice of music floating,
Came and whispered hope to me;
There in Heav’n’s own light forever,
In that sunlight of God’s love,
Shall I find that saying truthful,
"Dark below, but light above." [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Thro’ the mists of shadows dreary
• Title: Dark Below, But Light Above
• Author: Anna Fales Peckham
• Refrain First Line: ’Twas a voice of wondrous sweetness
• Language: English
• Source: Heavenward by James R.Murray (Cleveland: S. Brainard's Sons, 1877)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Thro’ the mists of shadows dreary]
• Composer: Merritt Jerome Munger (1881)
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain