Then Comes the Dawning

From the 1922 musical “Orange Blossoms”.
Words by Buddy G. de Sylva.
Music by Victor Herbert.

The sheet music:

Then-Comes-the-Dawning – Sheet MusicDownload

Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

Then_Comes_The_Dawning – MIDIDownload

Lyrics

  1. These days are trying, but they can never last
    Worry will soon be buried in the past
    So, though we know it is hard for us to bear
    Bravely, we’ll face this nighttime of despair

Refrain
Then comes the dawning of morning so splendid
That fair tomorrow when sorrow is ended
The darkest hour must come and go
Before the dawn begins to glow, and so
Although our troubles seem double in gray light
They disappear in the clear sunny daylight
The very darkest hour must pass along
Then comes the dawning and Life is like a song

  1. How can I wait for the time when we’ll be wed?
    Oh, how I crave those happy days ahead
    Still I forget that it’s quite as hard for you
    So, I’ll be calm, dear, till the night is thru

Sung here by Fred Feild: