Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 93 hymnals Scripture: 1 Kings 2:11 First Line: I looked over Jordan, and what did I see Refrain First Line: Swing low, sweet chariot, Coming for to carry me home Lyrics: 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. O, [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. O, [Refrain]
3 The brightest day that ever I saw
Coming for to carry me home.
When Jesus washed my sins away,
Coming for to carry me home. O, [Refrain]
4 I’m sometimes up and sometimes down,
Coming for to carry me home.
But still my soul feels heav'nly bound,
Coming for to carry me home. O, [Refrain] Topics: Everlasting Life Used With Tune: SWING LOW Text Sources: Traditional
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot