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[Intro]
(?2)
G Em7 C C
C6/9 C G G D7
[Verse]
G Em7
Like clay in the potter's hands
C C
Expanded or contracted at will.
C6/9 C
So are we, so are we
G C C6/9 D7
in Your hands.
G Em7
Like stone in the cutter's hands
C C
Held tight or smashed at will
C6/9 C
So are we, so are we
G G
in Your hands.
[Chorus]
(first version)
C G
In Your hands, in Your hands
D7 G
We are resting in Your hands
C G
In Your hands, in Your hands
C6/9 D7 D7
Please have mercy on us. (extra strums)
G Em7
So we sing and we pray
C C
for a better day
C6/9 C
And that You will bring us healing
G G
with Your hands.
[Break]
G Em7 C C
C6/9 C G D7
[Verse]
G Em7
Like glass in the blower's hands
C C
Shaped or melted at will,
C6/9 C
So are we, so are we
G C C6/9 D7
in Your hands.
G Em7
Like cloth in the weaver's hands
C C
Straightened or twisted at will
C6/9 C
So are we, so are we
G G
in Your hands.
[Chorus]
(2nd version)
C G
In Your hands, in Your hands
D7 G
We are resting in Your hands
C G
In Your hands, in Your hands
C6/9 D7 D7
Please have mercy on us. (extra strums)
G Em7
So we look to the sky
C C
(pause) and we cry,
C6/9 C
Please hold us gently
G G
in Your hands.
[Break 2]
G Em7 C C
C6/9 C G C C6/9 D7
G Em7 C C
C6/9 C G D7
[Chorus]
(3rd version)
C G
In Your hands, in Your hands
D7 G
We are resting in Your hands
C G
In Your hands, in Your hands
C6/9 D7 D7
Please have mercy on us. (extra strums)
G Em7
Source of Life, Source of Death,
C
(pause) Source of every breath,
C6/9 C
Please help us
G D7 G
with Your hands.