[4] The band received fan mail for the song from religious figures such as Billy Graham and the Bishop of Toronto.

The song was covered in the 1970s by a number of other performers, including Elvis Presley (who also covered MacLellan's "Snowbird"), Randy Stonehill, Larry Norman, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Frankie Laine, Donny Hathaway, Joan Baez, Shirley Caesar, Dutch group Himalaya, the Les Humphries Singers, a German-language version ("Ich fand eine Hand") [I Found a Hand] by Cindy & Bert, a French-language version ("Prends ma main") by Canadian singer Renée Martel, and recorded by Bing Crosby for his 1972 album Bing 'n' Basie.

Evangelist Garner Ted Armstrong rendered his take on the song in a January 1976 episode of Hee Haw.

Christopher Norton and Richard Lacy made minor wording changes in a release under Whole World Publishing's 1999 copyright.

[29] South African singer Ray Dylan recorded it on his 2009 album Goeie Ou Country - Op Aanvraag.