A beautiful choral anthem with music by Kevin G. Pace and text by Mary Ann W. Snowball.  This piece has a minimum purchase requirement of 7 copies. The price is set low to enable you to purchase enough copies for your choir. For larger choirs, please purchase sufficient copies (at least one copy for each two choir members).

YouTube video: I Was Not There, choral

Text:
I was not there in the Garden that day.
I was not there when dear Jesus prayed.
I was not there when God heard his Son cry,
“Remove this cup; must I freely comply?”

I was not there when He anguished in pain.
I was not there to view unjust shame.
I was not there when He paid for my sins,
Yet with repentance I’ll still live with Him.

I was not there when Christ gifted all men.
I was not there to see angels then.
I was not there when He trembled for hours,
But I can witness his pure, holy power.

I was not there when Christ suffered for me;
I was not there in Gethsemane.
I was not there when He died on the cross,
Yet for his gift I would ever be lost.

I was not there when love dripped from His pores,
But I can share His great love evermore.