who wrote put your hand in the hand of the man who stilled the water
Gene MacLellan
title: Put Your Hand in the Hand text: between the second chorus and the second verse, as well as the repeat of the chorus and the final instrumentalist chorus, that ends without the fade. It went on to become 22nd best-seller of 1971. After MacLellan's suicide in 1995, his friend and fellow Atlantic Canadian musician Ron Hynes wrote the song "Godspeed" as a tribute, the lyrics for which reference the title of this song. 7" single A1 "Put Your Hand in the Hand" – 2:52 A2 "Tear Down the Fences" – 2:53 The song was also covered in the 1970s by a number of other performers, including Elvis title: Put Your Hand in the Hand text: Put Your Hand in the Hand "Put Your Hand in the Hand" is a gospel pop song composed by Gene MacLellan and first recorded by Canadian singer Anne Murray from her third studio album "Honey, Wheat and Laughter". It became a hit single for the Canadian band Ocean, released as the title track to their debut album. The single peaked at No. 2 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100, kept from No.1 by Joy to the World by Three Dog Night. The song also reached number four on the Adult Contemporary chart. The single version omitted the instrumental, that occurs title: Put Your Hand in the Hand text: Presley (who also covered MacLellan's "Snowbird"), Randy Stonehill, Frankie Laine, Donny Hathaway, Joan Baez, Dutch group Himalaya, the Les Humphries Singers, and a German-language version ("Ich fand eine Hand") [I Found a Hand] by Cindy & Bert. Bing Crosby recorded the song for his 1972 album "Bing 'n' Basie". Evangelist Garner Ted Armstrong covered the song in a January 1976 episode of "Hee Haw". Country acts Sandy Posey, Lynn Anderson, Loretta Lynn, and The Oak Ridge Boys also recorded the song. South African singer Ray Dylan recorded a cover on his album "Goeie Ou Country - Op Aanvraag". Put Your title: Gene MacLellan text: can do." Gene MacLellan Gene MacLellan (February 2, 1938 – January 19, 1995) was a Canadian singer-songwriter from Prince Edward Island. Among his compositions were "Snowbird", made famous by Anne Murray, "Put Your Hand in the Hand, "The Call", "Pages of Time" and "Thorn in My Shoe". Elvis Presley, Lynn Anderson, Loretta Lynn, Joan Baez and Bing Crosby were among the many artists who recorded MacLellan's songs. MacLellan was born in Val-d'Or, Quebec in 1938. He grew up in Toronto in a working class Presbyterian family. As a child MacLellan contracted polio. MacLellan was one of the founding members of title: He's Got the Whole World in His Hands text: in the 1950s in the USA. It was the first, and remains, the only gospel song to hit #1 on a U.S. pop singles chart; "Put Your Hand in the Hand (of the Man)" by Ocean peaked at #2 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart in 1971; and "Oh Happy Day" by the Edwin Hawkins Singers reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1969. Mahalia Jackson's version made the Billboard top 100 singles chart, topping at number 69. Other versions were recorded by Marian Anderson (in Oslo on August 29, 1958 and released on the single