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Were You There

Were you there when they crucified my Lord?

172

The Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal)

Metric Index

Irr.

Modality

E Major

15-Pitch Humming Index

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Harmonization © The Church Pension Fund

Harmonizer

Charles Winfred Douglas [1867-1944]

Language

English

Publication Date

1985

Source

Afro-American spiritual
Afro-American spiritual

Last Five Uses

• Used on Apr 07, 2023 19:00 as the Recessional Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Apr 15, 2022 12:00 as the Response to Anthems at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Apr 14, 2017 12:00 as the Response to Anthems at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA
• Used on Mar 25, 2016 12:00 as the Response to Anthems at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA
• Used on Apr 03, 2015 12:00 as the Response to Anthems at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA

Poem Words (Four verses)

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?

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?

Were you there when they pierced him in the side?
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 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?