Nichole Nordeman was raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she played the piano in church. She got her start when she entered a Gospel Music Association (GMA) contest in Los Angeles, California and was noticed by a music producer. She has won multiple GMA Dove Awards, including two awards for Female Vocalist of the Year. Her best-known songs include "Why," "This Mystery," "Holy", "Legacy," "Brave," and "What If." She also sang a song on the soundtrack Music Inspired by the Chronicles of Narnia, called "I Will Believe"
Help Me Believe
Nichole Nordeman Lyrics
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When I was maybe eight or nine and I believed
When Jesus walked on waters blue
And if He helped me, I could too if I believed
Before rationale, analysis
And systematic thinking
Robbed me of a sweet simplicity
Were far less often silly dreams
And childhood fantasies
Help me believe
'Cause I don't want to miss any miracles
Maybe I'd see much better by closing my eyes
And I would shed this grownup skin I'm in
To touch an angel's wing and I would be free
Help me believe
When mustard seeds made mountains move
A burning bush that spoke for You was good enough
When manna fell from heavens high
Just because You told the sky to open up
Am I too wise to recognize
That everything uncertain
Is certainly a possibility
When logic fails my reasoning
And science crushes underneath
The weight of all that is unseen
Help me believe
'Cause I don't want to miss any miracles
Maybe I'd see much better by closing my eyes
And I would shed this grownup skin I'm in
To touch an angel's wing and I would be free, free, free
Help me believe
When someone else's education
Plays upon my reservations
I'm the first to cave, I'm the first to bleed
If I abandon all that seeks
To make my faith informed and chic
Could You, would You show Yourself to me?
Help me believe
'Cause I don't want to miss any miracles
Maybe I'd see much better by closing my eyes
And I would shed this grownup skin I'm in
To touch one of their wings and I would be free
And I would be free and I would be free
Help me believe, help me believe
Could You, would You show Yourself to me?
Could You, would You show Yourself to me?
Help me believe
In "Help Me Believe," Nichole Nordeman reminisces about a time when she believed in the unbelievable. When she was young, she had faith in the miraculous, accepting stories like Jesus walking on water and speaking through a burning bush without question or hesitation. She craves that same simplicity and childlike faith again, but now the weight of adulthood and reason clouds her ability to accept the miraculous.
The lyrics touch on the struggle that many believers face: wanting to have faith, but also feeling the pressure to understand and justify their beliefs. The chorus, "Help me believe/ 'Cause I don't want to miss any miracles," encapsulates this desire to experience the divine but also fear of being wrong or foolish. The song ultimately acknowledges that faith is a balancing act of accepting the unknown while trying to understand it.
Overall, "Help Me Believe" highlights the difficulty of maintaining faith as one gets older and gains more knowledge and experience. It is a reminder that sometimes the greatest belief requires opening oneself up to the unknown.
Line by Line Meaning
Take me back to the time
Bring me back to the time
When I was maybe eight or nine and I believed
When I was younger and had faith
When Jesus walked on waters blue
At the time when Jesus walked on water
And if He helped me, I could too if I believed
And if he could help me, I could too if I had faith
Before rationale, analysis
Before thinking critically
And systematic thinking
And thinking systematically
Robbed me of a sweet simplicity
Stole away sweet and simple thinking
When wonders and when mysteries
When magical and mysterious things
Were far less often silly dreams
Were not seen as silly dreams
And childhood fantasies
And childhood imaginings
Help me believe
Assist me in having faith
'Cause I don't want to miss any miracles
Because I don't want to miss any surprises
Maybe I'd see much better by closing my eyes
Perhaps I can see things better if I close my eyes
And I would shed this grownup skin I'm in
And I would leave behind my older self
To touch an angel's wing and I would be free
To touch an angel's wing and I would be liberated
When mustard seeds made mountains move
When tiny things can make huge things happen
A burning bush that spoke for You was good enough
A burning bush that spoke in your name was sufficient
When manna fell from heavens high
When food rained from the sky
Just because You told the sky to open up
Simply because you commanded the sky to open up
Am I too wise to recognize
Am I too intelligent to realize
That everything uncertain
That everything unknown
Is certainly a possibility
Is definitely achievable
When logic fails my reasoning
When thinking logically does not work
And science crushes underneath
And science fails me
The weight of all that is unseen
The burden of all that exists beyond my eyes
When someone else's education
When someone else's knowledge
Plays upon my reservations
Affects my doubts
I'm the first to cave, I'm the first to bleed
I am the first to surrender, I am the first to suffer
If I abandon all that seeks
If I give up on everything that tries
To make my faith informed and chic
To make my beliefs rational and modern
Could You, would You show Yourself to me?
Will you please reveal yourself to me?
And I would be free and I would be free
And then I would be liberated
Help me believe, help me believe
Assist me in having faith, assist me in having faith
Could You, would You show Yourself to me?
Will you please reveal yourself to me?
Could You, would You show Yourself to me?
Will you please reveal yourself to me?
Help me believe
Assist me in having faith
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