Hymns for a Pilgrim People ‎#470

470. 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]

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
• Meter: 10.8.10.8 with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2007
• Scripture:
  2 Kings 2:11
• Topic: Eternal Life; Funeral; Salvation
• Source: Spiritual

Tune Information

• Name: SWING LOW
• Arranger: William Farley Smith, 1941-1997
• Meter: 10.8.10.8 with Refrain
• Key: F Major
• Source: Spiritual
• Copyright: Adapt. and arr. © 1989, The United Methodist Publishing House (Admin. The Copyright Company)