B.J. Thomas

Hand Of The Man

B.J. Thomas


Would I have had the courage 
To stand up and call Him my friend
Or would I have denied
That I'd ever known someone like Him
Would I have been kneeling in the shadows
And throwing the dice
Or would I have been holding
The hand of the man when He died

Would I have believed 
He made that dead man walk around
Or would I have laughed 
At the loaves and the fishes He found
Would I have believed 
That His hands could calm Galilee
Or would I have driven the first nail 
through His hand to the tree

Would I have been one 
Of those chosen as a fisher of men
Or would I have held silver in my hand
for selling a friend
As He climbed the last mile of that hill
Would I have stoned Him or cried
Would I have been holding 
The hand of the man when He died

Would I have had the courage 
To stand up and call Him my friend
Or would I have denied 
That I'd ever known someone like Him
Would I have been kneeling in the shadows 
And throwing the dice
Or would I have been holding 
The hand of the man when He died

Oh I hope I'll be holding 
The hand of the man when I die