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Were You There
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
from African-American spiritual · Irregular
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 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?
4.Were you there when God raised Him from the tomb?
Were you there when God raised Him from the tomb?
Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when God raised Him from the tomb?
Sung to
- WERE YOU THERE — African-American spiritual · Irregular
Same meter but needs editorial underlay: NATIVITY, O LUX BEATA TRINITAS, WALTHAM (CALKIN).
About
- Scripture John 19:18
- Topics Atonement, Cross, Jesus
- Public domain published before 1931
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