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He's Got the Whole World in His Hand

Public domain - full karaoke  IMMHA-L062

Credit: Traditional (African American spiritual) · 1927

Origin: Spiritual first published in 1927 (Edward Boatner). Public domain.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He%27s_Got_the_Whole_World_in_His_Hands

Original scan: from John's songbook (scan to be posted on @IMMHACAL)

Chords as printed on the original song sheet. Key of A, 4/4 time (as written on the sheet).

[Chorus]
A
He's got the whole world in His hand
      E
He's got the whole wide world in His hand
      A
He's got the whole world in His hand
      E                   A
He's got the whole world in His hand

A
He's got the wind and the rain in His hand
      E
He's got the wind and the rain in His hand
      A
He's got the wind and the rain in His hand
      E                   A
He's got the whole world in His hand

A
He's got the little bitty baby in His hand
      E
He's got the little bitty baby in His hand
      A
He's got the little bitty baby in His hand
      E                   A
He's got the whole world in His hand (chorus)

A
He's got you and me, brother, in His hand
       E
He's got you and me, sister, in His hand
       A
He's got you and me, brother, in His hand
      E                   A
He's got the whole world in His hand

A
He's got everybody here in His hand
       E
He's got everybody here in His hand
       A
He's got everybody here in His hand
      E                   A
He's got the whole world in His hand (chorus)

Karaoke file (lyrics only): IMMHA-L062.lrc