Tim Eriksen sings "Hope"

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Tim Eriksen sings a favorite song of Amelia Clarke, 1850-1944, on the Emily Dickinson trail in Amherst, MA.

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"O thou who dries't the mourner's tear
how dark this world would be
if pierced by sin and sorrow here
we could not fly to thee

the friends who in our sunshine live
when winter comes are flown
and he who has but tears to give
must weep those tears alone

o who could bear life's stormy doom
did not thy wing of love
come brightly wafting through the gloom
our peace branch from above

then sorrow touched by thee grows bright with more than rapture's ray,
as darkness shows us worlds of light
we never saw by day." Thomas Moore

Category:

Music

Tags:

• gospel
• alternative
• folk
• northern
• roots
• shape
• note
• hope
• mourn
• sacred
• harp
• minja
• hymn
• capella
• amherst
• darkness
• dickinson

[inatangle]

Now there are spring peepers out--you could sing with them as background music, too.

[batfancy]

Thanks- I plan to. Just haven't had the time to get to the woods at night- maybe tomorrow...

[ninjagoggles]

hey, tim, it's kelly from tuesdays - this is fantastic! i love this song, and the crickets make it extra-awesome.

[batfancy]

katydids and the Fort River- nothing in nature makes me want to sing more- see you tomorrow probably...

[rubysunshine7]

beautifully and perfectly set for this tune...thank you.

[reliablebow]

very nicely sung...

[TaylorsLadyBug]

I hear what sounds like katydids in the background. I LOVE it!! Reminds me of nights at home. Your voice fits perfectly. This is BEAUTIFUL Tim!! Absolutely beautiful.

[Numestar]

A great song with haunting lyrics. A+

[kerenaka]

stunning, haunting...

[donthavethepatience]

It's amazing how unlike you this video looks, but the song is beautiful and it works.