Lift Every Voice and Sing II ‎#37

37. Were You There?

1 Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
O! 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?
O! 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?
O! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb?

4 Were you there when He rose up from the grave?
O! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when He rose up from the grave?

Text Information

• First Line: Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
• Title: Were You There?
• Refrain First Line: O! Sometimes it causes me to tremble
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Lent and Holy Week
• Source: Traditional

Tune Information

• Name: [Were you there when they crucified my Lord?]
• Arranger: Charles Winfred Douglas (1867-1944)
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Negro Spiritual