This hymn asks four questions reflecting on the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. It asks if the reader was present when Christ was crucified, nailed to the tree, pierced in the side, and laid in the tomb. The hymn expresses how thinking about Christ's suffering sometimes causes the singer to tremble. It is a spiritual song of reflection on Jesus's death and what he endured.
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1982 No172 Were You There Harmony
This hymn asks four questions reflecting on the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. It asks if the reader was present when Christ was crucified, nailed to the tree, pierced in the side, and laid in the tomb. The hymn expresses how thinking about Christ's suffering sometimes causes the singer to tremble. It is a spiritual song of reflection on Jesus's death and what he endured.
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Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Hymnal 1982 no. 172, Melody: Were You There
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