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1 They crucified my Lord,
and he never said a mumbalin’ word;
they crucified my Lord,
and he never said a mumbalin’ word.
Not a word, not a word, not a word.
2 They nailed him to a tree,
and he never said a mumbalin’ word;
they nailed him to a tree,
and he never said a mumbalin’ word.
Not a word, not a word, not a word.
3 They pierced him in the side,
and he never said a mumbalin’ word;
they pierced him in the side,
and he never said a mumbalin’ word.
Not a word, not a word, not a word.
4 The blood came trickalin’ down,
and he never said a mumbalin’ word;
the blood came trickalin’ down,
and he never said a mumbalin’ word.
Not a word, not a word, not a word.
5 He bowed his head and died,
and he never said a mumbalin’ word;
he bowed his head and died,
and he never said a mumbalin’ word.
Not a word, not a word, not a word.
| Text Information | |
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| First Line: | They crucified my Lord |
| Title: | They Crucified My Lord (He Never Said a Mumbalin’ Word) |
| Refrain First Line: | and he never said a mumbalin' word |
| Meter: | Irregular |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
| Scripture: | ; ; ; ; |
| Topic: | Christian Year: Palm Sunday; Christian Year: Maundy Thursday; Christian Year: Good Friday (1 more...) |
| Source: | African American spiritual |
| Tune Information | |
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| Name: | CRUCIFIXION |
| Meter: | Irregular |
| Key: | c minor |
| Source: | African American spiritual |
The African American spirituals recalling Christ’s Passion provide poignant evidence of the eloquence and empathy born of shared suffering. The call-and-response singing style also provides a means of affirming the communal wisdom expressed in recurring phrases and refrains.
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