Were You There?

Were You There?

American Negro Spiritual

John 19:18 There they crucified him, and with him two others—one on each side and Jesus in the middle.

V. 1 Were you there when they crucified my Lord?

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?

John 20:25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!”

But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”

V. 2 Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree?

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?

John 19:42 Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.

V. 3 Were you there when they pierced Him in the side?

Were you there when they pierced Him in the side?

O! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble,

Were you there when they pierced Him in the side?

John 20:9 They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.

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

Were you there when the sun refused to shine?

O! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble,

Were you there when the sun refused to shine?

V. 5 Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb?

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?