Voices United ‎#144

144. Were You There

1 Were you there when they crucified my Lord? (Were you there?)
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? (Were you there?)

2 Were you there when they nailed him to the tree? (Were you there?)
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? (Were you there?)

3 Were you there when the sun refused to shine? (Were you there?)
Were you there when the sun refused to shine?
Oh!
Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when the sun refused to shine? (Were you there?)

4 Were you there when they pierced him in the side? (Were you there?)
Were you there when they pierced him in the side?
Oh!
Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they pierced him in the side? (Were you there?)

5 Were you there when they laid him in the tomb? (Were you there?)
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? (Were you there?)

Text Information

• First Line: Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
• Title: Were You There
• Meter: Irregular
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: Choruses and Refrains; Concern; Jesus Christ: Cross; Jesus Christ: Passion; Sin; Spirituals; Suffering; Sun; Good Friday: Year B; Holy Thursday: Year C; Good Friday: Year C; Monday in Holy Week: Year ABC; Good Friday: Year ABC
• Source: African-American spiritual

Tune Information

• Name: WERE YOU THERE
• Arranger: Melva Wilson Costen (1987)
• Meter: Irregular
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: African-American spiritual
• Copyright: Arrangement copyright © 1990 Melva Wilson Costen