The Hymnal 1982 ‎#172

172. 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?
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 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?

Text Information

• First Line: Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
• Meter: Irr.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: Holy Week
• Source: Afro-American spiritual

Tune Information

• Name: WERE YOU THERE
• Harmonizer: Charles Winfred Douglas, 1867-1944
• Meter: Irr.
• Key: E Major
• Source: Afro-American spiritual
• Copyright: Harmonization © The Church Pension Fund