6434. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

Refrain
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home,
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home.

1. I looked over Jordan, and what did I see?
Coming for to carry me home,
A band of angels coming after me,
Coming for to carry me home. [Refrain]

2. If you get there before I do,
Coming for to carry me home,
Tell all my friends I’m coming, too.
Coming for to carry me home. [Refrain]

3. I’m sometimes up and sometimes down,
Coming for to carry me home,
But still my soul feels heavenly bound,
Coming for to carry me home. [Refrain]

4. The brightest day that I can say,
Coming for to carry me home,
When Jesus washed my sins away,
Coming for to carry me home. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: I looked over Jordan, and what did I see?
Title: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Refrain First Line: Swing low, sweet chariot
Language: English
Source: African-American spiritual
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [I looked over Jordan, and what did I see?]
Incipit: 33331 11133 55653
Key: F Major
Source: African-American spiritual
Copyright: Public Domain



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