He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
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"He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands" is a traditional Christian spiritual song widely known for its simple, reassuring lyrics about divine care and protection.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| He's Got The Whole World In His Hands | 1 |
| He's got the whole world in His hands | 1 |
| He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1235168 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands Context triple: [Cissy Houston (album), hasTrack, He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands]
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A.
I Know Him So Well
"I Know Him So Well" is a popular 1984 duet ballad from the musical Chess, famously performed by Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson and noted for its chart-topping success in the UK.
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B.
There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
"There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" is an optimistic theme song written for Disney's Carousel of Progress attraction, celebrating faith in technological progress and the future.
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C.
I’m Sitting on Top of the World
"I'm Sitting on Top of the World" is a popular early 20th-century American song that became a standard, widely recorded by various artists across jazz and popular music.
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D.
Maybe I’m Amazed
"Maybe I’m Amazed" is a widely acclaimed rock ballad by Paul McCartney, celebrated for its emotional lyrics, powerful vocals, and prominent piano and guitar arrangements.
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E.
Oh Love
"Oh Love" is a pop-punk song by Green Day, released as the lead single from their 2012 album ¡Uno!.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands Target entity description: "He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands" is a traditional Christian spiritual song widely known for its simple, reassuring lyrics about divine care and protection.
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A.
I Know Him So Well
"I Know Him So Well" is a popular 1984 duet ballad from the musical Chess, famously performed by Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson and noted for its chart-topping success in the UK.
-
B.
There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
"There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" is an optimistic theme song written for Disney's Carousel of Progress attraction, celebrating faith in technological progress and the future.
-
C.
I’m Sitting on Top of the World
"I'm Sitting on Top of the World" is a popular early 20th-century American song that became a standard, widely recorded by various artists across jazz and popular music.
-
D.
Maybe I’m Amazed
"Maybe I’m Amazed" is a widely acclaimed rock ballad by Paul McCartney, celebrated for its emotional lyrics, powerful vocals, and prominent piano and guitar arrangements.
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E.
Oh Love
"Oh Love" is a pop-punk song by Green Day, released as the lead single from their 2012 album ¡Uno!.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian spiritual song
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gospel song ⓘ traditional song ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
God's protection
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God's sovereignty ⓘ childlike faith ⓘ providence of God ⓘ |
| chorusLine |
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
He's got the whole world in His hands
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalOrigin | African-American spiritual tradition ⓘ |
| firstKnownPublicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian spiritual
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gospel ⓘ |
| hasCallResponseStructure | true ⓘ |
| hasSimpleMelody | true ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
children
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general Christian congregations ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyTaughtAs |
camp song
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children's song ⓘ |
| isPublicDomain | true ⓘ |
| isTraditional | true ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
comfort in times of distress
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expressing faith in God's sovereignty ⓘ religious instruction ⓘ |
| isWidelyKnown | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricStyle |
call and response
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repetitive ⓘ simple ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
comfort
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divine care ⓘ divine protection ⓘ trust in God ⓘ |
| message |
God holds and cares for all creation
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believers are safe in God's hands ⓘ |
| refrainMentions |
little bitty baby
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me and you ⓘ world ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
Sunday school
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children's religious education ⓘ church services ⓘ community sing-alongs ⓘ gospel concerts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands Description of subject: "He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands" is a traditional Christian spiritual song widely known for its simple, reassuring lyrics about divine care and protection.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cissy Houston (album)
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
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chorusLine
→
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
this entity surface form:
He's got the whole world in His hands
subject surface form:
Simple Pleasures
this entity surface form:
He's Got The Whole World In His Hands