Text:Were You There
Tune:WERE YOU THERE
Arranger:C. Winfred Douglas, 1867-1944

456. 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 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?

4 Were you there when God raised Him from the tomb?
Were you there when God raised Him from the tomb?
Oh...Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when God raised Him from the tomb?

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: 2006
Scripture: ; ; ;
Topic: African American spiritual
Source: African American spiritual, 19th cent. alt.
Tune Information
Name: WERE YOU THERE
Arranger: C. Winfred Douglas, 1867-1944
Meter: 10 10 14 10
Key: E♭ Major
Source: African American spiritual, 19th cent.



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