Reference [The Story of the Jubilee Singers, Including Their Songs, with Supplement (1898)], Jan 1898
The Crucifixion

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?

2. Were you there when they crowned him with the thorns? Were you there when they crowned him with the thorns? O sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble, Were you there when they crowned him with the thorns?

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?

4. 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?