Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?

"Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?"
讃美歌： あなたも見ていたのか (黒人霊歌より)

personnel:
小坂 直輝 / Naoki Kosaka (piano, arr.)

Recorded March 29, 2009
at Gloria Chapel, Christ Shinagawa Church
by Mountain Top & Nao Shine Art

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"WERE YOU THERE?"

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?

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N.Kosaka's Works:
piano album "IN THE HYMN, vol. 1&2"
http://inthehymn.seesaa.net/
http://www.gloria-chapel.com/cd

N.Kosaka Official Website:
http://www.naokikosaka.com

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[KellyPardi]

What an stunning video. The camera angles, that it was shot in B/W, and the double exposure combine to do artistic justice to this beautiful hymn. Naoki's interpretation is reverent and moving. I watched this Palm Sunday morning looking for inspiration to add something unique to my own performance with guitar and voice. I am humbled by this masterful musician.

[UCMsinger]

STUNNING. This piece is tearing me up. I have never heard such emotion on a piano. simply amazing.

[1234rishka]

One word... beautiful!!!!

[ChrisDeVitoJazz]

Thanks, Naoki. Very inspirational and well done. Thanks to you, I will listen (and play) this song very differently in the future.Cool!  Praise the Lord!

[JCMercyGrace]

Were you there when they placed Him in the grave?...Sometimes it causes me to tremble...

Were then He Rose Up From the Grave? Sometimes it causes me to tremble...

He IS Risen Hallelujah!

[originalmooster]

Praise the Lord, and thank you for sharing this interpretation.

[hkm91450]

Excellent arrangement. Absolutely beautiful.

[mic39]

いいですね！　お気に入りに入れさせてもらいました。

[bradleyrnorris]

Thank you for your amazing and thoughtful interpretation of this song. It is inspiring. I look forward to getting your album.

[ankhaton]

My Beloved is raped, tortured and killed a thousand times per second in this worlds slaughterhouses.

I see the Lord in All His Beings, . . sorry to say