Were You There? Lyrics

Them was going to Jerusalem
He met two strangers along the way
They were talking all about the Crucifixion
They stopped and here's what he said, he asked them

Were you there when they crucified the Lord?
(Were you there?)
Were you there when they crucified the Lord?
He asked them, were you there when the crucified the Lord?

And one of them told him
No, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble
He said I was there
I was there when they crucified the Lord

A fellow said, I want you to tell me if you were there?
Tell me, did they really pierce Him in the side that morn
O Lord, he said if you were there
I wonder did they pierce the Savior in the side?

Sometimes it causes me to tremble
Every time I think about how they did the Lord
It makes me tremble 'cause I was there
And they really pierced him in the side that morning

A fellow said, I want you to tell me if you were there?
If you were there kindly tell me
Did he hang there and never say one word?

Sometimes I have to tremble
Every time I think about how they done the Lord
It makes me tremble
'Cause I was there when they crucified the Lord

Sam Cooke - Complete Recordings of Sam Cooke with the Soul Stirrers

Oct 2002

1. Come, Let Us Go Back to God
2. Peace in the Valley
3. I'm Gonna Build on That Shore
4. I'm on the Firing Line
5. Joy, Joy to My Soul
6. Until Jesus Calls Me Home
7. Jesus Done Just What He Said
8. Jesus Gave Me Water
9. He's My Rock (Wait on Jesus)
10. How Far Am I from Canaan?
11. Christ Is All
12. It Won't Be Very Long
13. Jesus Will Lead Me to That Promised Land (take 1 - alternate)
14. Just Another Day
15. Let Me Go Home (take 1 - alternate)
16. Jesus Paid the Debt
17. Someday Somewhere
18. End of My Journey
19. He'll Welcome Me
20. He's My Friend Until the End
21. Come and Go to That Land
22. I'd Give Up All My Sins and Serve the Lord
23. I'm So Happy in the Service of the Lord
24. All Right Now
25. He'll Make a Way
26. Jesus, I'll Never Forget
27. Any Day Now
28. One More River
29. I'm So Glad (Trouble Don't Last Always)
30. He's My Guide (take 4 - alternate)
31. Pray [incomplete]
32. The Last Mile of the Way
33. He's So Wonderful
34. Jesus, Wash Away My Troubles
35. Farther Along
36. Must Jesus Bear This Cross Alone?
37. Pilgrim of Sorrow
38. Happy in Love
39. I Need You Now
40. Lovable
41. I Don't Want to Cry
42. That's All I Need to Know
43. Forever
44. Lord Remember Me
45. Were You There? [false starts] (takes 1-4)
46. I Have a Friend Above All Others
47. Be with Me Jesus
48. Nearer to Thee
49. Pilgrim of Sorrow
50. Touch the Hem of His Garment
51. I'll Come Running Back to You
52. That's Heaven to Me
53. Mean Old World