With Heart and Voice ‎#140

140. 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
• Meter: irregular
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1989
• Topic: The Church in the World
• Source: Afro-American spiritual

Tune Information

• Name: SWING LOW
• Meter: irregular
• Key: F Major
• Source: Afro-American spiritual