Hope, like the gleaming taper’s light, Adorns and cheers our way; And…

Hope, like the gleaming taper’s light,
Adorns and cheers our way;
And still, as darker grows the night,
Emits a brighter ray.

Sourced, The Captivity, An Oratorio (1764)

Act II

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