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Text:Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Tune:SWING LOW

508. 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
Meter: Irregular
Language: English
Publication Date: 2011
Scripture: ;
Topic: The Christian Life: Death and Life Eternal; Heaven
Source: Traditional Spiritual
Tune Information
Name: SWING LOW
Meter: Irregular
Key: G Major or modal
Source: Traditional Spiritual



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