Text:Were You There
Tune:WERE YOU THERE
Harmonizer:C. Winfred Douglas, 1867ā€“1944

209. 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: 2020
Topic: Holy Week: Good Friday
Source: African American spiritual, 19th cent., alt.
Copyright: Public domain
Tune Information
Name: WERE YOU THERE
Harmonizer: C. Winfred Douglas, 1867ā€“1944
Meter: 10 10 14 10
Key: Eā™­ Major
Source: African American spiritual, 19th cent., alt.
Copyright: Public domain



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