Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New ‎#721

721. Were you there when they crucified my Lord?

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 a tree?
Were you there when they nailed him to a tree?
O, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they nailed him to a 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 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?

5 Were you there when he rose to glorious life?
Were you there when he rose to glorious life?
O, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when he rose to glorious life?

Text Information

• First Line: Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
• Title: Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
• Meter: 10 10 14 10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  John 19:17-42
  ;
  Luke 23:26-55
  ;
  Mark 15:21-47
  ;
  Matthew 27:32-61
• Topic: Faith, Trust and Commitment; Suffering and Sorrow; Temptation, Penitence and Forgiveness; Year A: Palm Sunday: Liturgy of the Passion; Year B: Palm Sunday: Liturgy of the Passion; Year C: Christ the King; Year C: Palm Sunday: Liturgy of the Passion; Years A, B, and C: Easter Eve; Years A, B, and C: Good Friday
• Source: Spiritual, alt.

Tune Information

• Name: WERE YOU THERE
• Arranger: Richard Lloyd
• Meter: 10 10 14 10
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Spiritual
• Copyright: Arr. © 1996 Kevin Mayhew Ltd.