Were You There? (when they crucified my Lord) Recorded 1967, Mahalia Jackson
44.5 x 59.5
African wax prints and Kente cloth with western fabrics appliqued, with hand painted backing . Machine free-motion quilted.
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Old plantation song – likely composed by enslaved African Americans in the 19th century.
First published 1899. First African American song to be included in the Episcopal Hymnal, 1940.
44.5 x 59.5
African wax prints and Kente cloth with western fabrics appliqued, with hand painted backing . Machine free-motion quilted.
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Old plantation song – likely composed by enslaved African Americans in the 19th century.
First published 1899. First African American song to be included in the Episcopal Hymnal, 1940.
44.5 x 59.5
African wax prints and Kente cloth with western fabrics appliqued, with hand painted backing . Machine free-motion quilted.
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Old plantation song – likely composed by enslaved African Americans in the 19th century.
First published 1899. First African American song to be included in the Episcopal Hymnal, 1940.
Care Instructions
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