The first line of the lyrics "Put your hand into the hand of God" was originally from a poem "The gate of the year".

It was written in 1908 by Minnie Louise Haskins, an American lecturer at the London School of Economics, who wrote as a hobby. It was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth the late Queen Mother, who showed it to her husband King George VI. He included it in his famous Christmas message broadcast in 1939 at the beginning of the Second World War. After the King's death the Queen Mother had it engraved on bronze plaques on the entrance to the King George VI Memorial Chapel, Windsor, where both are now interred. It was also read at the funeral service of the Queen Mother.

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Susan: I will send you a file later.
Peace: The CD title reads "Hands" but the lyrics and the sheet music read "Hand". I don´t know when the wrong title first appeared. Maybe someone did not want it to be mixed up with Maradona´s "Hand of God"?? (Just kidding...)

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