When You Believe – LoveMyESL

sung by Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston

two American superstars in the music world. This song was written by Stephen Schwart for the 1998 DreamWorks musical animated feature The Prince of Egypt.

Many nights we pray with no proof anyone could hear
In our heart’s 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

Oh yes, there can be miracles when you believe
Though hope is frail, it’s hard to kill
Who knows what miracle 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 seems like the summer birds, too swiftly flown away
And 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

There can be miracles when you believe (when you believe)
Though hope is frail, it’s hard to kill
Who knows what miracles you can achieve (you can achieve)
When you believe, somehow you will
You will when you believe

They don’t always happen when you ask and
And it’s easy to give in to your fear
But when you’re blinded by your pain
Can’t see your way safe through the rain
Thought of a still resilient voice says love is very near

There can be miracles (miracles)
When you believe (when you believe)
Though hope is frail, it’s hard to kill (hard to kill)
Who knows what miracles you can achieve (you can achieve)
When you believe, somehow you will (somehow, somehow, somehow)
Somehow you will, you will when you believe

You will when you believe
You will when you believe
Just believe
You will, you will
Just believe
You will, when you believe

Vocabulary:

pray: talk to God
proof: something that says that something else is true
barely: hardly, only a little
miracles: good results that come as if by magic
frail: weak
achieve: do, make real
somehow: in some unknown way
prayer: words to God
in vain: useless
swiftly: quickly
seeking faith: looking for the ability to believe
give in: stop fighting
blinded: unable to see or know anything
way: journey
rain: problems in your life
resilient: lasting, still there