Hands Of Joseph
When they looked at Joseph's hands
They said, They're the hands of a carpenter
They're big and they're powerful and they're strong
They're the hands that should work in wood
And they're the hands that should work a long day
Joseph he did all those things
But he also learned how to play
He would sing about joy, sing about faith
That the people wished they had
How he heard the voice of Jesus
When the rolling sea got mad
He's a boat in the harbour, he's safe in that love
He know some day he'll be sailing above
When they looked at Joseph's hands
They said, They're the hands of a stonemason
They're big and they're powerful and they're strong
They're the hands that should work in stone
And they're the hands that should work a long day
Joseph he did all those things
But he also learned how to play
When they looked at Joseph's hands
They said, They're the hands of a fisherman
The musician and the mason-carpenter
And he's happy all the time
For they're working every day
And those old hands of Joseph
Oh how they can play.
As Mãos de José
Quando olharam para as mãos de José
Disseram: São as mãos de um carpinteiro
Elas são grandes, poderosas e fortes
São as mãos que deveriam trabalhar na madeira
E são as mãos que deveriam trabalhar o dia todo
José fez tudo isso
Mas ele também aprendeu a brincar
Ele cantava sobre alegria, cantava sobre fé
Que o povo desejava ter
Como ele ouviu a voz de Jesus
Quando o mar revolto ficou furioso
Ele é um barco no porto, seguro nesse amor
Sabe que um dia vai navegar nas alturas
Quando olharam para as mãos de José
Disseram: São as mãos de um pedreiro
Elas são grandes, poderosas e fortes
São as mãos que deveriam trabalhar na pedra
E são as mãos que deveriam trabalhar o dia todo
José fez tudo isso
Mas ele também aprendeu a brincar
Quando olharam para as mãos de José
Disseram: São as mãos de um pescador
O músico e o pedreiro-carpinteiro
E ele é feliz o tempo todo
Pois estão trabalhando todo dia
E aquelas velhas mãos de José
Oh, como elas podem tocar.