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The intro and interludes are embellishments based roughly on this C- G5progression.  
[Intro]
 C-  G5-  C- G5  
[Verse]
GHis hands
Tools of GM7/F#creation
Stronger than Em7nations
Power without Bm7end
And yet through Cthem we find our truest DsusfriendD  
GHis hands
Sermons of GM7/F#kindness
Healing men's Em7blindness
Halting years of Bm7pain
Children Cwaiting to be held DsusagainD  
[Chorus]
CHis hands would serve His Gwhole life through
CShowing man what Ghands might do
Em7Giving, ever giving, Dendlessly
Each Cday was filled with selflessness
And Em7I'll not Em7/Drest   til CM7I make of my Am7hands what they could CM7be
'Til these Chands become like D7those from GaliGlee
[Interlude]
 C-  G5-  C- G5  
[Verse]
GHis hands
Lifting a GM7/F#leper
Warming a Em7beggar
Calling back the Bm7dead
Breaking Cbread, five thousand Dfed
GHis hands
Hushing GM7/F#contention
Pointing to Em7heaven
Ever free of Bm7sin
Then bidding Cman to follow DsushimD  
[Chorus]
CHis hands would serve His Gwhole life through
CShowing man what Ghands might do
Am7Giving, CM7ever giving, endDlessly
Each Cday was filled with G/Bselflessness
And Em7I'll not Em7/Drest until CM7I make of my Am7hands what they could CM7be
'Til these Chands become like D7those from GaliGlee
[Bridge]
EmHis hands
Em/DClasped in agony
As He lay CM7pleading, Bm7bleeding in the Am7garden
CWhile just moments away
G/BOther hands beEmtray Him
Out of Am7greed, shameful B7greed
EmAnd then His hands
Em/DAre trembling
Straining to CM7carry the Bm7beam that they'll be Am7nailed to
As He Cstumbles through the streets
G/BHeading for the Emhill on which He'd Am7die
B7He would die
                  CM7                              Em7     Am7- B7  
They take His hands, His mighty hands, those gentle hands
And then they Em7pierce them, Em7/Dthey pierce them
He Bm7lets them, because of CM7love
CM7From birth to death was Gselflessness
And Em7clearly Em7/Dnow    I CM7see Him with His Am7hands
Calling to CM7me
And Cthough I'm not yet Gas I would Am7be
He Chas shown me Ghow I Am7could be
I will Cmake my hands like Dthose from GGalilee

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His Hands

by Kenneth Cope

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

GM7/F#

Em7

Bm7

Dsus

Em7/D

CM7

Am7

G/B

Em/D

Chords are for piano so it may need to be altered to sound right on guitar.

C G5

The intro and interludes are embellishments based roughly on this - progression.

[Intro]

C G5 C G5

- - -

[Verse]

His hands

GM7/F#

Tools of creation

Em7

Stronger than nations

Bm7

Power without end

C Dsus D

And yet through them we find our truest friend

His hands

GM7/F#

Sermons of kindness

Em7

Healing men's blindness

Bm7

Halting years of pain

C Dsus D

Children waiting to be held again

[Chorus]

C G

His hands would serve His whole life through

C G

Showing man what hands might do

Em7 D

Giving, ever giving, endlessly

Each day was filled with selflessness

Em7 Em7/D CM7 Am7 CM7

And I'll not rest til I make of my hands what they could be

C D7 G

'Til these hands become like those from Galilee

[Interlude]

C G5 C G5

- - -

[Verse]

His hands

GM7/F#

Lifting a leper

Em7

Warming a beggar

Bm7

Calling back the dead

C D

Breaking bread, five thousand fed

His hands

GM7/F#

Hushing contention

Em7

Pointing to heaven

Bm7

Ever free of sin

C Dsus D

Then bidding man to follow him

[Chorus]

C G

His hands would serve His whole life through

C G

Showing man what hands might do

Am7 CM7 D

Giving, ever giving, endlessly

C G/B

Each day was filled with selflessness

Em7 Em7/D CM7 Am7 CM7

And I'll not rest until I make of my hands what they could be

C D7 G

'Til these hands become like those from Galilee

[Bridge]

His hands

Em/D

Clasped in agony

CM7 Bm7 Am7

As He lay pleading, bleeding in the garden

While just moments away

G/B Em

Other hands betray Him

Am7 B7

Out of greed, shameful greed

And then His hands

Em/D

Are trembling

CM7 Bm7 Am7

Straining to carry the beam that they'll be nailed to

As He stumbles through the streets

G/B Em Am7

Heading for the hill on which He'd die

He would die

CM7 Em7 Am7 B7

They take His hands, His mighty hands, those gentle hands

Em7 Em7/D

And then they pierce them, they pierce them

Bm7 CM7

He lets them, because of love

CM7 G

From birth to death was selflessness

Em7 Em7/D CM7 Am7

And clearly now I see Him with His hands

CM7

Calling to me

C G Am7

And though I'm not yet as I would be

C G Am7

He has shown me how I could be

C D G

I will make my hands like those from Galilee

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