Lyrics
(African American Spiritual)
Refrain
Swing low sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home (repeat)
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.
Same / Different: Compare and contrast the different versions
See also
- Form: same & different /Â ABA
- Harmony: partner songs with When the Saints Go Marching In & All Night All Day / countermelodies / chords I IV V
- Melody: low so & low la / G, B, D’
- Meter: 4
- Rhythm:
 - Scale: pentatonic
- Tones: drmsl
- hidden meaning of song
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- Song with chords in 2 keys, Partner song with All Night All Day, Orff arrangement, Recorder Countermelody – Student copies (notes G,B,D’)
- MIDI file
- Listen to the song
1 thought on “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”
Thanks so much for posting this! Makes me almost wish that there was more time in the school year…