Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord) BY SELAH

Were You There When They Crucified My Lord

Were you there when they crucified my Lord
Were you there when they crucified my Lord
Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble
Were you there when they crucified my Lord

And were you there when they laid Him in the tomb
Were you there when they laid His precious body in the tomb
Sometimes it causes me to tremble, I cry and I tremble
Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb

Were you there when He rose from the grave
Were you there when my Jesus rose from the grave
Sometimes it makes me want to shout
And I cry and I begin to tremble, I tremble
Were you there when He rose from the grave


Selah Biography

One of the cutting edge favorites of Contemporary Christian Music, Selah is a trio whose style incorporates smooth pop, passionate devotional influences, and more than a touch of South African atmosphere. Especially popular are the early recordings that featured the blue-eyed soul singing of Nicol Smith, sister of co-founder Todd Smith. Steadied by Allan Hall's rock solid tenor and semi-classical piano playing, along with Smith's rich sense of tone, the trio fashioned a series of award-winning disks that helped re-energize popular sacred music.

Nicol and Todd Smith were born in Michigan but spent several years of their childhood in South Africa with their parents, who were missionaries. In fact, their grandfather Laban Smith and his wife had established a mission station in Nkara-Ewa in 1948. Years later Jim and Nancy Smith followed suit, bringing practical aid and a religious message to underdeveloped regions. The time the family spent in the Congo, from 1978 to 1986, was spiritually rewarding, but the living conditions—disease, poverty, and lack of common utilities such as electricity—were hard to endure. "When we left Africa after living there for eight years," recalled Nicol in her Curb Records biography, "the people said, 'don't forget us,' and that was so hard. As a Christian, I know I shouldn't forget the poor because they are my brothers and sisters. At the same time, it's good for me to remember that they had peace in spite of their poverty, and a spiritual richness because they had to depend on God. I never want to forget that."

Born into a musical family, both Todd and Nicol relied on music to bolster their spirits. In turn, the native cultures shared their songs with the Smiths, and both can sing songs in the Kituba language quite fluently. However, by parental edict the music they listened to and sang had to be Christian, not rock or pop. Even Christian rock was disallowed. However, Todd's older sister Shawn gave him an LP by pioneer Christian rockers Petra, and he fell in love with the sound. Later, while attending a boarding school in Kinshasa, he gave himself a first-class schooling in rock 'n' roll. "I really took to groups like Boston, Kansas, Foreigner, Journey, Toto, and Genesis," he reported in his on-line biography. "I heard everything from Madonna to Prince to the Doors to the Beatles."

When the Smiths moved back to the United States, the youngsters felt as if they were in a cultural time warp, and worked hard to catch up with the trends and fashions of the West without sacrificing their own spiritual values. Nicol graduated from Wheaton College in Chicago, while Todd began attending Belmont University in Nashville. They then met their future partner in song, Allan Hall.

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[JesusismyLife1127]

This video shows what Christianty is all about. I could not look at these images without crying knowing that he is my friend, father, forgiver, lover, and he is my Sacior. i could not look at them knowing that a perso who loves me soo much he was willing to be cruified on the most Holy Cross. God bless you all. He loves all of us and He did this for all humanity

[218gordon328]

Sometimes it causes me to tremble.

[stallionspride]

It causes me to tremble cuz religion is a gay feg.

[APPAMANIAC]

FUCK TITS?

[charityforme]

@stallionspride Our Lord was whipped for three and a half hours. First the whole back of His body, then His front side. He was literally bathed in His blood from head to toe. It isn't humanly possible to survive that. He was given a cloak. Later, the cloak was ripped off of Him, and His wounds reopened. A crown of thorns was driven into His skull as He was mocked and spat upon. He carried His cross up the hill to where he was NAILED to it. He lasted three hours before he GAVE up His life.

[tmousie]

Hello Art ...is there a way to get a copy of this video for Easter Drama ?

[ugot2gogirl]

Luv it

[Luv2BDesavedAgain]

@anhybaybay Religion is for the slow and stupid!

[mymusic777ify]

@zLOSTNOMOREz beautiful words thank you! i have often wondered what caused Him the greatest pain those cruel hours ,i think the physical pain was overpowered by the heartache He felt from those who rejected Him and the pain of ALL the sin laid upon Him.I think His love for us is what gave Him the strength to go trough it ,to keep going all the way.Thank God He did!His focus that day and today is not His pain but ours.

[anhybaybay]

@Luv2BDesavedAgain Is it funny to leave ignorant comments, laughing at other people's religions?

[thelordsofhope]

this is a redo can thaey leve this sad sad sad song the way it was

beside that is is good