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#233 — Were you there when they crucified my Lord

TuneWere You There
Meter10 10 14 10
Time"4/4,2/4,4/4"
VoicingHarmony
SectionGOOD FRIDAY section 230ff
Words ©public domain
Music ©arrangement: Costen, Melva Wilson (1933-) © Melva Wilson Costen
ScriptureJohn 10:1-18 (v.3)

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 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?

4. Were you there when the sun refused to shine?
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?

5. 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?

6. Were you there when he rose up from the dead?
Were you there when he rose up from the dead?
6. Sometimes I feel like shouting 'Glory, glory, glory!'
Were you there when he rose up from the dead?