The following was originally posted in our Doubting Thomas forum by member Neil MacQueen. The video briefly shows the story of Mary Magdalene telling the disciples and then Peter rushing to find the tomb empty. Then it focuses on Jesus' appearance to Thomas, and ends with the disciples gathered at the Ascension.
I always loved the song "When You Believe" from Prince of Egypt. I had it stuck in my head when I happened across the scenes of Doubting Thomas in the Son of God movie and thought it was a great fit. Hope you like my "mashup" of the song with the video.
No, you cannot hear Jesus and Thomas' dialog in my clip. I preferred the child's voice and the quietness of the moment. The facial expressions kind of say it all anyway, don't you think? (I'd be asking my kids about that.) Right after that scene we see Thomas at the Great Commission and Ascension scene, and we see John throw his arm around Thomas in the last shot.
Not so coincidentally, at the end of Prince of Egypt as "When You Believe" is crescendo-ing, Moses has led the people to the mountain to receive the Ten Commandments -- their instructions. Jesus' Ascension parallels this. It's when he gives his final instructions to us on the Mt of Ascension.
The original song was written and composed by Stephen Schwartz, the same fellow who did Godspell and Wicked and many other familiar musicals. The version in the movie and its lyrics were also recorded by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey in a R&B version.
ATTACHED are the lyrics heard in the movie and my mashup.
"Though hope is frail, it's hard to kill"
