Religious Rock Top Ten: Put Your Hand in the Hand (#6)

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Hi gang! Sorry I’m late. Normally I myLot while I’m having lunch, but today I had company: my niece and nephew-in-law. They came to town last night for a Corrosion of Conformity concert, and we met for lunch today. I had an old iPad to give them for my grand-niece. It was a great visit!! So on to the rock songs that had a religious theme (since I certainly got blessed today). Here’s another one you probably remember if you were around then. #6: Put Your Hand in the Hand - Ocean I promised BarBara that there’d be a fine representation of Canada on this list…and here we are! Toronto’s Ocean was a one-hit wonder band in the US, with this, their first single, being their only hit. They did have another hit in Canada (1972’s “One More Chance”), but that was about it. That’s not the only Canadian connection, though. This was written by Gene MacLellan, a Canadian singer/songwriter best-known (outside of this song) for writing Anne Murray’s megahit “Snowbird.” Oh, and speaking of her, Anne Murray was the first person to record this song, in 1970. Ocean covered it a year later. This was a major hit in the US, peaking at #2 behind Three Dog Night’s “Joy to the World.” It fit in very well with the religious rock of the time, and is still fondly remembered today. Put Your Hand in the Hand Written by Gene MacLellan recorded by Ocean From Put Your Hand in the Hand, 1971 I wanna tremble: