Hope springs eternal in the fields where freedom grows
Gushes forth forever and, with liberty, it flows
It dances and it frolics while it buds and builds anew
Pleasures in the pastures where the words are strong and true
It glories in a garden that will always foster fair
Edifying, magnifying, everyone who’s there
It weaves and wanders wondrously, pervading every dream
Paves the way with petals that are always what they seem
It does not lie to have its way, though despairing may accuse
For it’s allied with the future and a world it won’t abuse
Hope springs and dances for the right to live again
In the hearts of all who seek it and feel its longing pain
Hope smiles and witnesses, will not abandon you
But dances still because of life and dreams it won’t eschew
Remember, in that garden, there is room for all who see
That winter cedes to spring that blooms each and every year
We nurture it and take it with us everywhere we go
And tag the dancers, one and all, so hope its seeds may sow
With hope that never dies a death, for eternally it springs
We build a world that starts, right here, where hope will dance and sing
Give hope a voice that reaches far and fills the hills and glens
A voice that touches one and all, transforms their lives and then
Let hope be in the notes of every song it can conceive
From island homes to city streets for, with hope, we may believe
So when hope asks for permission, for it never will impose
Let all who hear the voice of hope sing all the songs hope knows