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
with heart so full i can't explain
seeking faith and speaking words
i never thought i'd say.
[chorus]
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 it's easy to give in to your fears
but when you're blinded by your pain
can't see the way, get through the rain
a small but still, resilient voice
says hope is very near, oh [oh]
[chorus]
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