Hymnal: GG2013 #825 (2013) Meter: Irregular First Line: I looked over Jordan, and what did I see 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 heavenly bound,
coming for to carry me home. O, [Refrain] Topics: Freedom; Living and Dying in Christ Scripture: 2 Kings 2:11 Languages: English Tune Title: SWING LOW
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot