Were You There?

African-American Spiritual
4/4 time - slow.


3     4    5     5   5   -4/  4  5   -4  4   
Were you there when they cru-ci-fied my Lord?

4     5    6    6    6   -6  6   6   5   -4
Were you there when they cru-ci-fied my Lord?

6  7  -6  6
O- o - o- h! 

-6   6    5   5 -4  4  4  -4/   4    4    4    -6   6
Sometimes it causes me to trem-ble, trem-ble, trem-ble.

4   -5     5     5   5  -4/  4   5   –4  4
Were you there when they cru-ci-fied 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 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?

*The -4/ bend down 1/2 step.