| 词条 | Were You There |
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Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord) is an American spiritual that was first printed in 1899. {{quote box|quote = There are some of the more recent plantation hymns which have added an element of culture without diminishing religious fervor. One of the best of these is "Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?" It dwells on the details of the crucifixion, and the separate stanzas add only a single line each to the song. It is a tender and beautiful hymn, the climax of its effect depending largely on the hold and slur on the exclamation "Oh!" with which the third line begins, and the repetition and expression of the word "tremble! tremble! tremble!" |source = —William Eleazar Barton, Old Plantation Hymns (1899) |width = 30% }}Were You There was likely composed by enslaved African-Americans in the 19th century.[1] It was first published in William Eleazar Barton's 1899 Old Plantation Hymns.[1] In 1940, it was included in the Episcopal Church hymnal, making it the first spiritual to be included in any major American hymnal.[2] As reported in Howard Thurman's autobiography, the song was one of Mahatma Gandhi's favorites.[3] The song has been recorded by artists including Marion Williams,[4] Johnny Cash,[5] Phil Keaggy,[6] Max Roach,[7] Diamanda Galás,[8] Harry Belafonte,[9] The Seldom Scene,[10] Diamond Version (with Neil Tennant),[11] Bayard Rustin,[12] and Rajaton.[13] LyricsThe following lyrics are those printed in the 1899 Unicorn. Old Plantation Hymns;[14] other variations exist. {{poemquote|Were you there when they crucified my Lord? (Were you there?) 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? Were you there when they nail'd him to the cross? (Were you there?) Were you there when they nail'd him to the cross? O sometimes it causes me to tremble! tremble! tremble! Were you there when they nail'd him to the cross? Were you there when they pierced him in the side? (Were you there?) 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? Were you there when the sun refused to shine? (Were you there?) Were you there when the sun refused to shine? O sometimes it causes me to tremble! tremble! tremble! Were you there when the sun refused to shine?}} References1. ^1 {{cite book|author=Raymond F. Glover|title=The Hymnal 1982 Companion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GYXGWLfYh-IC&pg=PA349|year=1990|publisher=Church Publishing, Inc.|isbn=978-0-89869-143-6|page=349}} 2. ^{{cite book|author=LindaJo H. McKim|title=The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kde8yd0INHsC&pg=PA91|year=1993|publisher=Westminster John Knox Press|isbn=978-0-664-25180-2|page=91}} 3. ^{{cite book|author=Howard Thurman|title=With Head and Heart: The Autobiography of Howard Thurman|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Aos1iJ9YfRwC|year=1981|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt|isbn=0-547-54678-5}} 4. ^{{cite web|author=Ron Wynn |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/cant-keep-it-to-myself-mw0000105134 |title=Can't Keep It to Myself - Marion Williams | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2017-03-05}} 5. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-man-in-black-1959-1962-mw0000271697 |title=The Man in Black: 1959-1962 - Johnny Cash | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2017-03-05}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/christ-his-passion-remembering-the-sacrifice-mw0000327630 |title=Christ His Passion: Remembering the Sacrifice - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date=2004-03-09 |accessdate=2017-03-05}} 7. ^{{cite web|author=Vincent Thomas |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/lift-every-voice-and-sing-mw0000043155 |title=Lift Every Voice and Sing - Max Roach | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2017-03-05}} 8. ^{{cite web|author=Brian Olewnick |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-singer-mw0000071417 |title=The Singer - Diamanda Galás | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2017-03-05}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/my-lord-what-a-mornin-mw0000351392 |title=Harry Belafonte : My Lord What a Mornin' |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=2017-03-05}} 10. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/scenic-roots-mw0000054024 |title=Scenic Roots - The Seldom Scene | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2017-03-05}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://mute.com/diamond-version/release-new-album-ci-on-23-june-listen-to-first-track-were-you-there-feat-neil-tennant |title=MUTE • Diamond Version • Release new album 'CI' on 2/3 June + Listen to first track 'Were You There' feat Neil Tennant |website=Mute.com |date=2014-06-03 |accessdate=2017-03-05}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/bayard-rustin-sings-a-program-of-spirituals-with-scripture-reading-by-james-farmer/oclc/61832618 |title=Bayard Rustin sings a program of spirituals : with scripture reading by James Farmer. (Musical LP, 1950s) |website=WorldCat.org |date=2017-01-20 |accessdate=2017-03-05}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/were-you-there-when-they-crucified-my-lord-mt0026857259 |title=Record Reviews, Streaming Songs, Genres & Bands |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2017-03-05}} 14. ^{{cite book|author=William Eleazar Barton|title=Old Plantation Hymns: A Collection of Hitherto Unpublished Melodies of the Slave and the Freedman, with Historical and Descriptive Notes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aqcNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA40|year=1899|publisher=Lamson, Wolffe|page=40}} External links
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