How They Crucified My Lord

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1 When I think how they crucified my Lord,
When I think how they crucified my Lord,
Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble,
When I think how they crucified my Lord.

2 When I think how they nailed him to the tree,
When I think how they nailed him to the tree,
Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble,
When I think how they nailed him to the tree.

3 When I think how they pierced his blessed side,
When I think how they pierced his blessed side,
Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble,
When I think how they pierced his blessed side.

4 When I think of the nail-prints in his hands.

5 When I think how they struck him in the face.

6 When I think how he washed away my sins.

Source: Songs of Revival Power #153

Author: Harry Monroe

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Text Information

First Line: When I think how they crucified my Lord
Title: How They Crucified My Lord
Author: Harry Monroe
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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The congregation could sing the entire spiritual, but the tune has a call-and-response structure; try singing unaccompanied with a soloist asking the initial questions in each stanza and the congregation joining in at "Oh, sometimes." The soloist could take significant liberty with the melody and rh…

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