"When You Believe" won the 1999 Academy Award for "Best Original Song" and was nominated for a Golden Globes for "Best Original Song". It also received a Golden Satellite Award nomination for "Best Original Song in a Motion Picture". It was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for "Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals", losing to "I Still Have That Other Girl" by Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello. As Carey is part Latin, Houston and Carey were also nominated for "Outstanding Performance of a Song for a Feature Film" at the ALMA Awards.
The official soundtrack for The Prince of Egypt was released on November 17, 1998, and featured songs from the movie. However, not all songs from this recording were used in the film. This album peaked at #1 on Billboard magazine's Top Contemporary Christian chart, and peaked at #25 on the Top Billboard 200 chart.
The album also spawned a pair of hit singles. The first track, "When You Believe" was a duet performed by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston.
The Prince of Egypt
Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston Lyrics
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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
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
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
They don't always happen when you ask
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
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
Now you will
You will when you believe
You will when you believe
Just believe
Gotta believe
You will when you believe
The lyrics of "When You Believe" talk about the power of hope and faith. The song begins with a description of a group of people who have been praying for a long time with no tangible evidence that their prayers are being heard. However, despite this, they have continued to hold on to the hope that things will get better. They have seen themselves achieve great things, even though they did not believe they could.
The chorus repeats several times, emphasizing the message that there can be miracles when you have faith, even though hope is fragile and hard to sustain. The second verse addresses the feeling of helplessness that often accompanies difficult times, and how it can be hard to hold on to hope when everything seems lost. Despite this, the singer is now standing strong, with a heart full of faith and seeking the words to express that faith.
The lyrics suggest that there may not always be a guarantee that your prayers will be answered, but holding onto hope and faith can help you achieve things you never thought possible. The song encourages people to believe in themselves and in the power of love.
Line by Line Meaning
Many nights we've prayed
We have prayed for many nights
With no proof anyone could hear
We did not have any evidence that our prayers were heard
In our hearts a hopeful song
We had a song of hope in our hearts
We barely understood
We had just a faint idea of what we were hoping for
Now we are not afraid
We are no longer afraid
Although we know there's much to fear
Even though we know there are a lot of things to be afraid of
We were moving mountains
We were accomplishing great things
Long before we knew we could
Even before we realized our potential
There can be miracles
Miracles can happen
When you believe
When you have faith in something
Though hope is frail
Hope can easily be destroyed
It's hard to kill
But hope is also difficult to completely get rid of
Who knows what miracles
No one can predict the miracles that can happen
You can achieve
You can accomplish great things
Somehow you will
Somehow, you will be able to do it
You will when you believe
You will be successful when you have faith
In this time of fear
During a time of great fear
When prayer so often proves in vain
When praying often seems to have no effect
Hope seemed like the summer birds
Hope felt fleeting and temporary
Too swiftly flown away
Disappearing too quickly
Yet now I'm standing here
But now, we are still here
My heart's so full I can't explain
Our hearts are filled with emotions that are difficult to express
Seeking faith and speaking words
We are searching for faith and expressing ourselves through words
I never thought I'd say
Words that we never thought we would say
They don't always happen when you ask
Miracles do not always happen when you want them to
And it's easy to give in to your fear
It is easy to succumb to fear
But when you're blinded by your pain
When you are in pain and cannot see clearly
Can't see your way safe through the rain
Cannot see a safe path through difficult times
Thought of a still resilient voice
But we hear a voice that is still strong and resilient
Says love is very near
That voice tells us that love is very close by
Now you will
Now you will be able to do it
Just believe
Just have faith
Gotta believe
You have to believe
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Stephen Schwartz
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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§Justification by faith™
不 要 效 法 這 個 世 界
只 要 心 意 更 新 而 變 化
叫 你 們 查 驗 何 謂 神 的
善 良 純 全 可 喜 悅 的 旨 意 。
〔羅馬書 十二：2〕
但 那 等 候 耶 和 華 的
必 重 新 得 力 展 翅 上 騰
他 們 奔 跑 也 不 睏 倦
行 走 卻 不 疲 乏 。
〔以賽亞書 四十：31〕
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Many nights we 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, whoa, yes
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
Oh-oh-oh
Mmm, yeah
In this time of fear
When prayer so often proves in vain
Hope seems like the summer bird
Too swiftly flown away
Yet now I'm standing here
My hearts so full, I can't explain
Seeking faith and speakin' 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 (Mmm)
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, help is very near, oh (Oh)
There can be miracles (Miracles)
When you believe (Boy, when you believe, yeah)
Though hope is frail
It's hard to kill (Hard to kill, oh, yeah)
Who knows what miracles
You can achieve (You can achieve, oh)
When you believe somehow you will (Somehow, somehow, somehow)
Now, you will (I know, I know, know)
You will when you (When you)
Believe
You will when you (You will when you)
Believe
Just believe (Believe)
Just believe
You will when you
Believe
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Me right now I'm listening 🎶
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I'm here❤❤❤
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😂we mostly sametime listen it
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Me
@zerocalvin
Whitney Huston and Mariah Carey duet, you'll never hear anything like this ever again..
@peterraophala7940
+Calvin Zero We miss this kind of music. i really dont understand the culture of 2010+ music.
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+Calvin Zero ur ryt...i love u whitney!!!!...
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+Maria Bluerock not adele's music