184. 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, I'm sometimes down,
Coming for to carry me home,
But still my soul feels heavenly bound,
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
Publication Date: 1982
Topic: Choir Selections; Heaven and Everlasting Life; Spirituals
Source: Traditional
Tune Information
Name: [I looked over Jordan and what did I see]
Key: F Major or modal
Source: Traditional Spiritual



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