R.E. Slater - Whispers in a Dream (a poem)

Whispers in a Dream

Gabriel's Oboe

Susanne Beer playing "Gabriel's Oboe" by Ennio Morricone,

from her Divine Art album "Cello Diverse" - dda 25068.

Whispers in a Dream

by R.E. Slater

*sung to Gabriel's Oboe (Nella Fantasia)
(film link: "The Mission: Love, Penance, Forgiveness, Restoration")

Whispers in a dream,
Oh come, whilst they may last,
Oh list my heavy heart,
Oh list its desperate prayers,
Prayers that wouldst bind,
My anguished fears restrained,
Oh hear my weary soul, lost
Thy tenderest cares divine.

Peace, peace, be now thy guide,
Dream, what dreams may be,
And there contend to find,
Courage for the coming day,
Safe'd within the tempest's sway,
Till waning dawn breaks to stay,
The beating breast its cares away,
The broken soul I used to be.

Be still, be still, my beating heart,
Awaiting heaven's deepest darks,
Plummeted passion's pride,
Swelled its discontents,
Harmed its thoughtless cares,
Oh bless, my brokenness,
There find a lonesome rest,
Come an unwont day.

Behold, day's rising star,
Shrouded penances' mists,
Swells forgiveness' peace,
Across lost hills and seas,
Across the deepest darks,
Comes a swelling uplifting ,

Breaking defeated hearts,
Upon wellsprings blessed.

Come, come, eternal peace,
Wash all, all, all

My heavy tears away,
As whispers on the wind,
As whispers in fair dream,
May heaven's mercies bless,

A fleshly altar's brokenness,
Bathed heaven's mighty streams,
No longer fled redeeming love's patient faithfulness.

- R.E. Slater
May 7, 2014
revised, June 22, 2014

Small revision, March 31, 2023

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Gabriels Oboe (Whispers In A Dream)

Hayley Westenra (Royal Variety Performance 2011)

Hayley Westenra singing Gabriels Oboe (Whispers In A Dream) from "A Celebration

of the Movies" with Rolando Villazon, at the 2011 Royal Variety Performance in the

presence of HRH Princess Anne (The Princess Royal).

The original performance was at The Lowry Theatre in Salford, Greater Manchester,

on 5 December 2011, and it was first broadcast  by ITV1 on 14 December 2011.

Lyrics

Whispers in a dream

The world is quiet and waiting

And all around the air is still

And sings the angels.

When all is come to pass

The storm has breathed it's last

And the rain

Has washed our fears away

Love will find.

Whispers in the wind

The clouds part to let the light in

And all around the people sigh

As birds take to the sky.

When all is come to pass

The storm has breathed it's last

And the rain

Has washed our fears away

Love will fall on us all

The world will smile again.

Whispers in a dream

The world is quiet and waiting

And all around the air is still

Then sings the angels.

When all is come to pass

The storm has breathed it's last

And the rain

Has washed our fears away

Love will fall on us all

And we can smile again.

Sarah Brightman - Nella Fantasia (One Night in Eden)

Eden Album performed in Johannesburg, South Africa

"One Night in Eden" is a live concert recording by Sarah Brightman,

inspired by her Eden album. The premiere concert held in

Johannesburg, South Africa was recorded in 1999.

Italian:

Nella fantasia io vedo un mondo giusto,
Li tutti vivono in pace e in onestà.
Io sogno d'anime che sono sempre libere,
Come le nuvole che volano,
Pien' d'umanità in fondo all'anima.

Nella fantasia io vedo un mondo chiaro,
Li anche la notte è meno oscura.
Io sogno d'anime che sono sempre libere,
Come le nuvole che volano.
Pien' d'umanità in fondo all'anima.

Nella fantasia esiste un vento caldo,
Che soffia sulle città, come amico.
Io sogno d'anime che sono sempre libere,
Come le nuvole che volano,
Pien' d'umanità in fondo all'anima.

English:

In my fantasy I see a fair world,
Everyone lives in peace and honesty.
I dream of souls that are always free,
Like a cloud that floats,
Pien 'd'humanity in the depths.

In my fantasy I see a bright world
Night there is less darkness.
I dream of souls that are always free,
Like a cloud that floats.
Pien 'd'humanity in the depths.

In my fantasy exists a warm wind,
That breathes into the city, as a friend.
I dream of souls that are always free,
Like a cloud that floats,
Pien 'd'humanity in the depths.