Strong Hand (Just One Miracle)
Written by Emmylou Harris
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Version 1 is a studio recording
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lyrics version 1
He was a tall man
Raised up on a field out picking cotton
In a hard land
Where the ground was poor and the wood was rotten
But when he saw her
All those bad times were forgotten
And he believed, yes he believed
She was a strong hand
A good sister and a daughter
Looking for one man
To love the way that her mama taught her
And when she saw him
She thanked God for what he'd brought her
She believed, yes she believed
And it's a miracle
How one soul finds another
Just one miracle
Is all it took, my brother
And I have seen them
As they walked this world together
And I believe, yes I believe
It's a sad thing
When one must leave the other
And fly up where the voices ringing out
With all the multitudes that gather
And but for a short while
Down here no song ever sounded sweeter
And we believed, yes we believed
For it's a miracle
How one soul finds another
Just one miracle
Is all it took, my brother
And I will see them
Someday they'll walk again together
And I believe, I believe
Yes I believe, I believe
Yes I believe, I believe
Raised up on a field out picking cotton
In a hard land
Where the ground was poor and the wood was rotten
But when he saw her
All those bad times were forgotten
And he believed, yes he believed
She was a strong hand
A good sister and a daughter
Looking for one man
To love the way that her mama taught her
And when she saw him
She thanked God for what he'd brought her
She believed, yes she believed
And it's a miracle
How one soul finds another
Just one miracle
Is all it took, my brother
And I have seen them
As they walked this world together
And I believe, yes I believe
It's a sad thing
When one must leave the other
And fly up where the voices ringing out
With all the multitudes that gather
And but for a short while
Down here no song ever sounded sweeter
And we believed, yes we believed
For it's a miracle
How one soul finds another
Just one miracle
Is all it took, my brother
And I will see them
Someday they'll walk again together
And I believe, I believe
Yes I believe, I believe
Yes I believe, I believe