439. Were You There

1 Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble!
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?

2 Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?
Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?
Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble!
Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?

3 Were you there when they pierced him in the side?
Were you there when they pierced him in the side?
Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble!
Were you there when they pierced him in the side?

4 Were you there when the sun refused to shine?
Were you there when the sun refused to shine??
Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble!
Were you there when the sun refused to shine?

5 Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?
Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?
Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble!
Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?

6 Were you there when he rose from out the tomb?
Were you there when he rose from out the tomb?
Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble!
Were you there when he rose from out the tomb?

Text Information
First Line: Were you there when they crucified the Lord?
Title: Were You There
Meter: Irregular
Language: English
Publication Date: 2015
Topic: Holy Week
Source: African-American
Tune Information
Name: WERE YOU THERE
Harmonizer: Charles W. Douglas, 1867-1944
Meter: Irregular
Key: E♭ Major
Source: African-American



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