158. Were You There?

1 Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
O! 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?
O! 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?
O! 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?
O! 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?
O! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb?

Text Information
First Line: Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Title: Were You There?
Meter: 10.10.14.10.
Publication Date: 1985
Topic: Jesus Christ: Sufferings and Death
Source: American Negro Spiritual
Tune Information
Name: [Were you there when they crucified my Lord]
Meter: 10.10.14.10.
Incipit: 51333 21321 13555
Key: E♭ Major



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