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412. 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 up from the grave?
Were you there when he rose up from the grave?
Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble,
Were you there when he rose up from the grave?

Text Information
First Line: Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Title: Were You There
Meter: 10 10 14 10
Language: English
Publication Date: 2003
Topic: Cross
Source: Spiritual; Old Plantation Hymns, Boston, 1899
Tune Information
Name: WERE YOU THERE
Meter: 10 10 14 10
Key: E♭ Major
Source: Spiritual; Old Plantation Hymns, Boston, 1899



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