Songs for Life ‎#197

197. 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 there too--
coming for to carry me home. (Refrain)

3 Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down--
coming for to carry me home--
but still I know I'm heavenward 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: 1995
• Scripture:
  2 Kings 7
  ;
  2 Kings 8
  ;
  2 Kings 9
  ;
  2 Kings 10
  ;
  2 Kings 11
  ;
  2 Kings 12
• Topic: Singing God's Story: New Creation; African-American
• Source: African-American spiritual

Tune Information

• Name: SWING LOW
• Key: F Major
• Source: African-American spiritual