The United Methodist Hymnal ‎#291

291. He Never Said a Mumbalin' Word

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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 His blood came trickling down,
and he never said a mumbalin’ word;
his blood came trickling down,
and he never said a mumbalin’ word,
not a word, not a word, not a word.

5 He hung his head and died,
and he never said a mumbalin’ word;
he hung his head and died,
and he never said a mumbalin’ word,
not a word, not a word, not a word.

Text Information

• First Line: They crucified my Lord
• Title: He Never Said a Mumbalin' Word
• Meter: Irr.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1989
• Topic: Christ's Gracious Life: Passion and Death; Christian Year: Lent; Christian Year: Holy Week; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ: Cross
• Source: Afro-American spiritual

Tune Information

• Name: SUFFERER
• Adapter and Arranger: William Farley Smith (1986)
• Meter: Irr.
• Key: D Major
• Source: Afro-American spiritual
• Copyright: Adapt. and arr. © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House