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i
want to believe
©1990
the messenger. it is included in this selection
as i felt it was the best song in the show
and one i loved singing most. i sang it in the first production. as it involved no other singers i mainly rehearsed it with the band alone. the first time i sang it in front of the cast was just a few weeks before we opened. i was stunned when, at the end of the song, the rest of the cast applauded - true praise indeed.
verse
1
they
say
the master is risen from the grave,
they
say
he's walking round alive and free,
and i
have
heard what the people say,
but i
think
it's too hard to believe.
verse
2
you
see,
i saw him crucified on the hill,
i saw
him
as they took him away,
and now
they
say that he's risen again,
and i
just
want to believe.
chorus
i want
to
seek but i'm too scared to find,
i want
to
see but i know that i'm blind
i want
to
run but i know i can't hide,
i want
to
believe, i want to believe,
i want
to
believe but i know that i'm blind,
i want
to
believe.
verse 3 instrumental - flute solo
verse
4
so, if
he
really rose from the grave,
and if
he's
really alive and free,
i want
to
see it all for myself,
and
then
i will really believe.
chorus
i want
to
seek but i'm too scared to find,
i want
to
see but i know that i'm blind
i want
to
run but i know i can't hide,
i want
to
believe, i want to believe,
i want
to
believe but i know that i'm blind,
i want
to
believe.
i
want to
believe the things they said,
i want
to
believe my lord rose from the dead,
i want
to
believe, i want to be by your side,
i want
to
believe,
oh,
lord,
i want to believe, i want to be by your side,
i want
to
believe.