Were You There?

for baritone solo and SATB choir, a cappella

This gorgeously heartfelt Spiritual gently asks the listener, exactly “where they were”, on the dark day when Jesus Christ was brutally crucified… and points an unflinching finger at themselves; a witness to the degrading torture and death that He endured, to expiate the world’s sins. In the entire canon of liturgical hymnody, very few pieces pierce the soul with such stunning candor, or wrenching clarity. A psalm perfect for the season of Lent.

SKU: MDC-017 Categories: Choral Music, Mixed Voices

Instrumentation:	A Cappella
Language:	English
Voicing:	SATB
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Descriptive Tags:	Spirituals

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