Lay Your Hands

"Lay Your Hands" is a gentle, petitionary hymn that choirs often bring out during moments of deep reflection, healing services, or Communion. The song is a direct, quiet plea for divine touch, asking for peace, forgiveness, and physical or spiritual healing. Singing it requires a soft, blended tone from the choir, matching the "Moderato" tempo marked on the score, to let the comforting message settle over the congregation.

The verses draw directly from Christ’s ministry—freeing the brokenhearted and giving sight to the blind. As the choir moves from the four-part harmony of the chorus into the verses, the text shifts to our shared human condition, acknowledging that we come to God "in all our needs" and often "through one another." It is a deeply moving piece that invites the whole church into a space of quiet trust and restoration.