Swing low, sweet chariot,
Language: English
Refrain Swing low, sweet chariot, Coming for to carry me home. Swing low, sweet chariot, Coming for to carry me home. 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) 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) 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. (Refrain) 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. (Refrain)
E. Zeisl sets stanzas 1-2
See also Mammy's Lullaby, which refers to this song.
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Swing low, sweet chariot", African-American spiritual [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Erich Zeisl (1905 - 1959), "Swing low, sweet chariot,", stanzas 1-2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2022-03-21
Line count: 25
Word count: 137