Swing Low Sweet Chariot - Traditional

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.
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home;
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home.

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.
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home;
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home.

The brightest day that ever I saw,
Coming for to carry me home,
When Jesus washed my sins all away,
Coming for to carry me home.
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home;
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home.

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.
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home;
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home.

Swing Low Sweet Chariot lyrics are traditionally attributed to Wallace Willis. The song uses the imagery of the chariot and the River Jordan to describe the transition from this life to the next�and historically as a coded signal for escape via the Underground Railroad. It features a soulful and repetitive refrain that invites deep choral harmony. By singing these lyrics the faithful reflect on the resilience of the human spirit and the ultimate liberation found in the presence of God.