TBGB Pick of the Week: January 30, 2012

“In His Hands”

Shaun Millz

From the CD My Bride (scheduled for early 2012 release)

Four years ago, the mother of Newark gospel singer-songwriter Shaun Millz suffered a massive stroke, leaving her paralyzed on one side and bound to a wheel chair. 

The young man sought consolation and inspiration from the victorious struggles of another church mother who had lost her eyesight and both her limbs.  The product of his reflection is the slow, neo-traditional boiler, “In His Hands.”  To old-school accompaniment that includes warbling organ, Millz lays out his conclusion, via gospel runs and trills, that the Lord will do what He says, so leave it “In His Hands.”  Soul satisfying.