The New National Baptist Hymnal (21st Century Edition) ‎#498

498. Swing Low

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]

Text Information

• First Line: I looked over Jordan, and what did I see
• Title: Swing Low
• Refrain First Line: Swing Low, sweet chariot
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2001
• Topic: Consecration; Heaven; Spirituals
• Source: African-American spiritual

Tune Information

• Name: [I looked over Jordan, and what did I see]
• Adapter: John W. Work, Jr.
• Adapter: Frederick J. Work
• Key: G Major
• Source: African-American spiritual