To the Hands is a six movement piece by American contemporary composer Caroline Shaw which first premiered on June 24, 2016, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Commissioned by The Crossing, who would later premier the work, the piece is intended as a reply to the third cantata, Ad Manus, of Membra Jesu Nostri composed by Dieterich Buxtehude in 1680.
The piece is written for SATB Choir with accompaniment by a string quintet of 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Double bass.
Contains text of Ad manus and from Membra Jesu Nostri which have been arranged by the composer, in addition to the line in medio manuum nostrarum, which itself is a quotation of Zechariah 13:6.
Contains text from the composer describing separate scenes, and the movement's final lines are taken from Dieterich Buxtehude's Ad latus.