HANDS
Hands can say so much -
They can be used in love
Gentle hands for babies
Hands to reassure a child
Sensitive hands to care for the suffering
Comforting hands to care for the dying
Helping hands in busy times
Welcoming hands to strangers
Holding hands for lovers
Open hands for prayer
Hands raised in praise
Hands can say so much -
They can be used in anger
Rough hands to frighten children
Hands to bar the way to strangers
Hands to hold a weapon
Clenched hands to punch
Open hands to slap
Lord Where there is roughness, make us gentle
Where there is aggression, send comfort
Where there is hostility, give us tenderness
Where fists are clenched in anger, open them for prayer
Where hands would slap, make them caress
Where hands are used for evil, send your healing touch.
Hands can say so much.
Hands can say so much -
They can be used in love
Gentle hands for babies
Hands to reassure a child
Sensitive hands to care for the suffering
Comforting hands to care for the dying
Helping hands in busy times
Welcoming hands to strangers
Holding hands for lovers
Open hands for prayer
Hands raised in praise
Hands can say so much -
They can be used in anger
Rough hands to frighten children
Hands to bar the way to strangers
Hands to hold a weapon
Clenched hands to punch
Open hands to slap
Lord Where there is roughness, make us gentle
Where there is aggression, send comfort
Where there is hostility, give us tenderness
Where fists are clenched in anger, open them for prayer
Where hands would slap, make them caress
Where hands are used for evil, send your healing touch.
Hands can say so much.