Common Praise (1998) ‎#192

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 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?

Text Information

• First Line: Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
• Title: Were You There
• Meter: Irregular
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1998
• Scripture:
  Matthew 27:11-54
  ;
  Matthew 27:45-28:10
  ;
  Mark 15:1-47
  ;
  Mark 15:40-16:20
  ;
  Luke 22:14-24:12
  ;
  Luke 24:1-12
  ;
  John 18:1-19:42
  ;
  John 19:38-20:18
  ;
  John 20:1-18
  ;
  1 Corinthians 2:1-16
• Topic: Holy Week (Good Friday)
• Source: African-American spiritual

Tune Information

• Name: WERE YOU THERE
• Harmonizer: Charles Winfred Douglas (1867-1944)
• Meter: Irregular
• Key: E Major
• Source: African-American spiritual