192. 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 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?

4 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?

Text Information
First Line: Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Title: Were You There
Meter: Irregular
Language: English
Publication Date: 2010
Topic: God the Son: Lent; Christian Year-Holy Week; Jesus Christ-Cross
Source: African-American spiritual
Tune Information
Name: WERE YOU THERE
Adapter: John W. Work
Adapter: Frederick J. Work (1907)
Meter: Irregular
Key: E♭ Major



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