This song attempts to produce positive feelings about today and about the future. Positive future orientation begins to be established in early childhood. We don’t talk with children often enough about their dreams and hopes. And it’s not just long term dreams we should talk about. More importantly, we should be talking about short term wishes and how they lead to effective problem solving. If your dream is to learn to play the keyboard, what needs to be done to make it happen?

Hope Says
by Mary Hulefeld and David Kisor

Chorus:
Hope says dreams can happen
Hope says make it so
Hope says keep on trying
Hope says make it grow

Hope says dreams can happen
Hope says take good care
Hope says keep your dream alive
Hope is always there

Verse:
Hope is in the sunshine
Hope is in the rain
Hope is in each season
Coming back again

Hope is in the flower
Hope is in the bee
Hope is growing everywhere
Hope is here in me

Verse:
Hope is in my Daddy’s voice
As he reads to me
Hope is in my Mommy’s eyes
As she holds me tenderly

Hope is in my Grandpa’s hand
As we walk along
Hope is in my Grandma’s smile
As she sings me this song

The Songs of Hope New Day series consists of the following eleven song titles (previews of each songs are available by clicking the links below:
New Day
Anything’s Possible
Spinning 
A Place Called Hope
I’ve Got a Light Inside 
Shine, Shine Beautiful Light
Seeds of Hope
Something Special 
I’m Blue - Good News
A Circle that Grows
Hope Says