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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Vocals
Cissy Houston
Cissy Houston
Background Vocals
J.R. Bailey
J.R. Bailey
Background Vocals
Judy Clay
Judy Clay
Background Vocals
Myrna Summers
Myrna Summers
Background Vocals
Ronald Bright
Ronald Bright
Background Vocals
Sylvia Shemwell
Sylvia Shemwell
Background Vocals
Chuck Rainey
Chuck Rainey
Bass Guitar
Al Jackson Jr.
Al Jackson Jr.
Drums
Cornel Dupree
Cornel Dupree
Guitar
King Curtis
King Curtis
Tenor Saxophone
Joe Newman
Joe Newman
Trumpet
The Interdenominational Singers
The Interdenominational Singers
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gene MacLellan
Gene MacLellan
Songwriter
Arif Mardin
Arif Mardin
Brass Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Howie Albert
Howie Albert
Engineer
Arif Mardin
Arif Mardin
Producer
Jerry Wexler
Jerry Wexler
Producer
Gene Paul
Gene Paul
Recording Engineer
James Douglass
James Douglass
Recording Engineer
Ron Albert
Ron Albert
Recording Engineer
HOWARD ALBERT
HOWARD ALBERT
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Put your hand in the hand of the Man, who stilled the water
Put your hand in the hand of the Man, who calmed the sea
Take a look at yourself and you can look at others differently
Put your hand in the hand of the Man from Galilee
[Verse 2]
Every time I look into the Holy Book, I want to tremble (Tremble)
When I read the part where a carpenter cleared the temple
And those buyers and sellers, no different fellas
That what you and I profess to be
And it causes me shame (Shame)
To know that man is not what he should be
[Verse 3]
Put your hand in the hand of the Man, who stilled the water
Put your hand in the hand, hand of the Man, who calmed the sea
Take a look at yourself (Take a look at yourself)
You can look at others differently (You will find)
Put your hand in the hand of the Man (Of the Man) from Galilee
[Verse 4]
Hey, my mama taught me how to pray
Before I reached the age of seven
When I'm down on my knees (Down on my knees)
Hey-hey, I'm close to heaven
My daddy lived his life with two kids and a wife
And you got to do what you gotta do
But he showed me enough of what it takes to see You through
[Verse 5]
This is what he used to tell me
[Verse 6]
Put your hand (Put your hand in the hand of the Man)
Of the man that stilled the water (Galilee) Um-huh (Galilee)
Putting your hand in the hand of the Man, who calmed the sea, oh-yeah
(Put your hand in the hand of the Man, Galilee, Galilee)
You better take a look at yourself and you can look at others differently
Put your hand in the hand of the Man from Galilee, hey
(Put your hand, with the man, oh)
[Verse 7]
Put your hand in the hand , let go of the troubles of your mind
(Put your hand in the hand of the Man, Galilee, Galilee)
Uh, who stilled the water, uh
Written by: Gene MacLellan
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