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Crucifixion, The/Where You There?/Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?
See: "Where You There?"
Traditional Old-Time, Gospel;
ARTIST: Jubilee Singers from Negro Spirituals - Or, the Songs of the Jubilee Singers circa late 1800s (no date available- cover page missing)
SHEET MUSIC: http://books.google.com/books?id=_BsaNlIjiXUC&pg=PA80&lpg=PP6&vq=130&dq=Live+
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CATEGORY: Traditional and Public Domain Gospel
DATE: Circa 1874s; Recorded by Jubilee Singers 12-28-1920
RECORDING INFO: Were You There? [Me III-C 22]
Blood, Peter; and Annie Patterson (eds.) / Rise Up Singing, Sing Out, Sof (1992/1989), p212
Lorenz, Ellen J.(ed.) / Men's Get-Together Songs, Lorenz, Fol (1938), p 64/# 89
Work, John W. / American Negro Songs and Spirituals, Dover, Bk (1998/1940), p105
Johnson, Charles (ed) / One Hundred & One Famous Hymns, Hallberg, Bk (1982), p147
Herder, Ronald (ed.) / 500 Best-Loved Song Lyrics, Dover dn500/500, Sof (1998), p373b
Anderson, Marian. Spirituals, RCA (Victor) LM-2032, LP (1956), trk# B.02b
Dry Branch Fire Squad. Born to Be Lonesome, Rounder 0119, LP (1979), trk# B.06
Seldom Scene. Baptizing, Rebel SLP 1573, LP (1978), trk# B.04
OTHER NAMES: "Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?" "Were You There?"
SOURCES: Folk Index; Meade;
NOTES: Of the many songs titled "Crucifixion" this version from Jubilee Singers from Negro Spirituals - Or, the Songs of the Jubilee Singers circa late 1800s (no date available- cover page missing). This song is usally titled "Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?" It was recorded by Jubilee Singers on 12-28-1920.
The spiritual has been an early country music standard being covered by Roy Acuff, Uncle Dave Macon and Bill Monroe.
The spiritual usually identified with "Crucifixion" is "And He Never Said a Mumbling Word."
Ballad Index: Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?
DESCRIPTION: "Were you there when they crucified my Lord (x2), Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble; Were you there when...." "Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?" "...pierced him in the side?" "...the sun refused to shine...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1925 (recording, Paul Robeson)
KEYWORDS: religious Jesus nonballad
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Silber-FSWB, p. 367, "Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?" (1 text)
ADDITIONAL: Charles Johnson, One Hundred and One Famous Hymns (Hallberg, 1982), p. 147, "Were You There?" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #11409
RECORDINGS:
Roy Acuff, "Were You There When They Crucified My Lord" (Columbia 20550, 1949)
Fisk Jubilee Singers, "Were You There?" (on Fisk01) 1920
Roland Hayes, "Were You There" (Columbia 69812-D, 1939)
Uncle Dave Macon, "Was You There When They Took My Lord Away" (OKeh 45522, 1931; rec. 1930)
Wade Mainer, "Were You There" (Bluebird B-8273, 1939)
The Crucifixion; No. 131 From Negro Spirituals - Or, the Songs of the Jubilee Singers
Where you there when they crucified my Lord?
Where you there when they crucified my Lord?
Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble,
Where you there when they crucified my Lord?
Where you there when they crowned Him with the thorns?
Where you there when they crowned Him with the thorns?
Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble,
Where you there when they crowned Him with the thorns?
Where you there when they pierced Him in the side?
Where you there when they pierced Him in the side?
Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble,
Where you there when they pierced Him in the side?
Where you there when they laid Him in the tomb?
Where you there when they laid Him in the tomb?
Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble,
Where you there when they laid Him in the tomb?
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