• Many nights we've prayed
  With no proof anyone could hear
  In our hearts a hopeful song
  We barely understood
  Now we are not afraid
  Although we know there's much to fear
  We were moving mountains
  Long before we knew we could
  
  Chorus:
  There can be miracles
  When you believe
  Though hope is frail
  It's hard to kill
  Who knows what miracles
  You can achieve
  When you believe
  Somehow you will
  You will when you believe
  
  In this time of fear
  When prayer so often proves in vain
  Hope seemed like the summer birds
  Too swiftly flown away
  Yet now I'm standing here
  My heart's so full, I can't explain
  Seeking faith and speaking words
  I never thought I'd say
  
  Chorus
  
  They don't always happen when you ask
  And it's easy to give in to your fears
  But when you're blinded by your pain
  Can't see your way clear through the rain
  A small, but still, resilient voice
  Says help is very near
  
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Comments: 6

• Charles Davis from New YorkUntrue that they didn't record together. There are clips of them in the booth singing with Babyface watching. Babyface told each of them the other would do it, and that's how they came together.
• Seventhmist from 7th HeavenWaney, I really don’t think you actually saw the movie. :-)
• Waney Kurr from New YorkThat song is less Christian than a song about killing people. At least the song about killing people ignores God. This song straight up confronts the notion of a God and replaces it with the notion the we the people have the power to do anything. The song gives off Tower of babel vibes where man can do anything they set themselves to.
  All “” are lyrics of the song.
  Jesus said that IF you have faith in God, THEN you can move mountains, The song confront that by advising the listener that he/she has already been moving mountains LONG before they even heard that faith in God concept and the song even adds that “prayers often prove to be vain” anyway. “YOU can do miracles when you believe”. At no point are we relying on an outside force in this song, all help comes from within “though hope is frail, its hard to kill” its all about human resilience. “A small but still, resilient voice, says help is very near”. Resilience is not a needed character of God, since he cannot lose a battle. This song is ALL about human beings creating our own miracles APART from any God. We are the God and the only thing to look toward is ourselves.
  
• Kato from Belgrade, SerbiaI absolutely love this song, though I prefer the original voices. I loved that this movie and this song appeal to a very large audience: you can be Jewish, Muslim, Christian, whatever and still enjoy this. It’s hard to do and all of the singers did a great job!
• Christopher from Charlotte, NcReliable sources say that Michelle's and Sally's vocals were recorded earlier than those of Whitney and Mariah who sang the pop version during the closing credits. So even though both versions are on the soundtrack and in the film, Since Michelle and Sally recorded theirs earlier, the Mariah/Whitney version is considered a cover. So this song need to also go into the
  category of "More Songs Originally Recorded By Other Artists. Personally I like the original Pfeiffer/Dworsky duet better.
• Jazzz from FrankfurtPretty good song, but it's one of those "God is light and love and happiness" kind of messages. They clearly tried to appeal to the biggest audience possible. Christianity has started to sell well. Oh, ok, in this song, Christ isn't even the topic, so even a happy Muslim or Jewish person will sing along. Let's all chime in "When you ..." Sorry for the sarcasm.

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